Podcast Episode
She Couldn’t Afford an Onion—Now She’s Financially Independent
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ITP - 158 Join us for a candid conversation with former international teacher and Choose Your Own Finance founder Blair Hoover as she shares how she went from being unable to afford an onion to achieving financial independence through international teaching, disciplined saving, and long-term investing. We explore teacher burnout, working in the UAE, the FIRE movement, retirement planning for international educators, common expat investment mistakes, and why teachers abroad need to build their own financial safety net before school contracts, health, or age make the decision for them.
Choose Your Own Finance — Blair Hoover https://www.cyofinance.com/Book a consultation with Blair https://www.cyofinance.com/book-onlineBlair Hoover on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairhoover/SimplyFI — Personal Finance and Investing Community https://www.simplyfi.org/SimplyFI Facebook Group Resources Mentionedhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/SimplyFI/Bogleheads — Investing Advice and Resources https://www.bogleheads.org/Andrew Hallam — Millionaire Teacher https://themillionaireteacher.com/Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119356296/Millionaire Expat: How to Build Wealth Living Overseas https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119411890/
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