You never know how close you are to a great story.

I (Justin) learned that on my recent trip to Africa on my way to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Boarding my flight I met Caitlin James as she was on her way to climb the very same mountain.

The more I heard from her, the more I realized I had come across a truly amazing story.

Caitlin was paralyzed in a boating accident.

Through surgery and rehab, she eventually regained the ability to walk.

Walking was just the start though.

She jokingly said if she could walk again she’d climb a mountain in a banana suit…and that’s exactly what she did.

That first mountain hooked her, and she has racked up an insanely impressive list of summits in just a couple of years.

This story may not seem relevant to some for this show, but we thought it made perfect sense.

Many people want to do something adventurous, travel, and spend their days outside instead of behind a computer.

These reasons are what drive them to retire.

But Caitlin isn’t waiting for retirement to live out her dreams and pursue her passions.

Instead, she is making her passions her career.

Caitlin reinvented herself and her career. Check out her expeditions over the last couple of years:

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

PERU

ECUADOR

EUROPE

BRITISH COLUMBIA

AFRICA

CHILE

JAPAN

INDONESIA

AUSTRALIA

We hope this inspires you to consider how you can chase your dreams now and not feel as though your life is chained up until retirement.

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Cody shares his digital product journey on the How to Sell Your Stuff on Etsy podcast with Lizzie Smiley.

He covers topics such as:

And all about what’s inside his E-Printables course.

Hope this helps someone else start their digital product journey.

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If you love the personal finance space, chances are you’ve heard of FinCon.

Today, we bring you Philip Taylor who created and grew FinCon into the massive pillar of the community it is today.

For loooong time listeners, you may remember Cody interviewing PT at FinCon back in 2018.

You’ll hear the origins, the heights, the COVID-19 survival, and the future of FinCon in this episode.

PT isn’t stopping with one conference and is now running a second called TravelCon in addition to expanding his family’s accountant business.

Don’t forget to snag your ticket to FinCon while you still can.

This year’s event will be in Atlanta, October 23-26.

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Long-time listeners may remember Nick’s episode from Episode 56 way back in 2019.

We felt like this classic episode and fundamental topic needed to be brought out of the archives and revisited.

Nick Loper is the side hustle king from Side Hustle Nation.

Nick got an eye-opening opportunity in college and knew he had to be his own boss.

He would eventually work for three years in the corporate world.

During that time he was building his side hustle.

It was quickly covering his expenses and he never looked back.

We really help you focus on how to choose the right side hustle for you.

Listen and learn all about side hustles and let us know what you think.

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In this episode, Cody and Justin discuss Justin’s recent summit of Kilimanjaro.

You’ll learn all the details, pricing, and considerations if you’re interested in this major summit, as well as the mental growth and lessons learned from pushing your body to the extreme and living without your normal luxuries.

Some topics include:

Even though he battled sickness every day of the hike, Justin would highly recommend trying this summit.

And even if you don’t, hopefully this episode inspires you to try something that challenges you.

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Cody shares how he’s able to earn over $75,000 per month in passive income on the Forget About Money Podcast.

His big four are:

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What would you be willing to do to hit financial independence early?

Michael Alberse lived differently for 2+ years to save over 90% of his income as a Google employee.

In this episode, we talk about:

And so much more.

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In this episode, Cody and Justin discuss one of the most heated investing arguments.

Should you hand-select the “best” companies, or invest in the total stock market?

Some topics include:

As part of this discussion, we compared several individual stocks against VTSAX.

VTSAX is an index fund Vanguard offers and tracks the total stock market.

List of stocks including present-day value and annualized return if you invested $1,000 on Aug 9, 2004, and reinvested dividends:

We cover all of this and more.

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In this episode, Cody and Justin talk about something we thankfully haven’t had to deal with for the majority of the last 10 years.

We’re talking Bear Markets and Recessions.

We originally aired this episode back in 2022.

This goes to show that there will always be cycles.

Should your investment strategy change?

Is there anything you can do to lessen the blow?

How do inflation and mortgage rates factor in?

Can you spin a recession into a positive thing for you?

We’re going to cover all this and more.

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Long-time listeners may remember Brooke from her feature in Episode 134 way back in 2021.

Brooke had already begun to build some impressive businesses but was still spending her days as a teacher.

Since then, she’s gone all in on her career as a real estate agent.

But Brooke didn’t simply become an agent, she quickly rose to the top 1% in MA, CT, and RI.

To put some numbers on that, Brooke has sold over $100M in real estate!

Now she’s helping to show other realtors how to copy her success and grow their business.

She’s doing that through her book and community, She Closes Deals.

Even if you’re not looking to enter the real estate space, Brooke’s mindset and general frameworks can help anyone.

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