353-How to Get Out of Debt Fast By Driving A Truck (And Build a Freedom Fund!): Interview With Ben and Deb Martinek
Radical Personal Finance
Joshua J. Sheats, MSFS, CFP, CLU, ChFC, CASL, RHU, REBC, CAP
4.2 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 June 2016
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Often very large financial goals can be achieved in a relatively short period of time if you focus enough on the goal and execute a plan with intense action.
Today, I bring you the story and experience of a couple who did just that. Ben and Deb Martinek decided to become over-the-road truck drivers so that they could pay off their student loans in a very short period of time.
They succeeded in paying off about $100,000 in debt in 2.5 years by driving a truck. And they had a great time doing it!
Today we hear their story and ideas on how you can do something similar for yourself.
Joshua
- The blog that Ben and Deb kept while driving a truck: www.truckyoufortwo.blogspot.com
- Ben's financial planning business: www.bonafidefinance.com
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| 0:00.0 | I'm always in the lookout for interesting ways to earn a living, ways that you can do things |
| 0:06.8 | that other people dream about doing for recreation and actually make money at it, and one of |
| 0:10.9 | the things I've considered in the past was being an over-the-road truck driver, |
| 0:15.2 | especially if you can do it as a couple. I've read stories about retiring couples that go on the road together and they see the country |
| 0:21.8 | and they make a lot of money while they're doing it. |
| 0:24.0 | Well, sadly, I've never had the opportunity to do it. |
| 0:27.4 | So today I've got Ben and Deb Martinek who, Martinek, who have graciously agreed to come on and share with us what it's actually like. Welcome to the Radical Personal Finance Podcast. My name is Joshua Sheets and I'm your |
| 0:57.0 | host. Thank you for being with me today. This is the show where we work hard to |
| 1:00.0 | give you the ideas and insight and knowledge and skills that you need to live a rich |
| 1:04.4 | and meaningful life now while also building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years |
| 1:09.2 | or less. Yes, we want to get there as quickly as possible and wouldn't it be great if you could take |
| 1:15.0 | a retirement lifestyle and just do it now? Frankly I think there are tons of these types of opportunities that are out there and |
| 1:29.5 | truck driving is just one that I thought it'd be pretty cool, especially if you do it |
| 1:33.4 | full time. But never having done it, I can't give you what it's actually like. And so today we're |
| 1:39.1 | going to talk with Ben and Deb who've actually done it. Guys, I'm sorry, I flubbed your name there. |
| 1:43.2 | It's Martinec, right? |
| 1:45.0 | Yeah, it's Martinec, right? Yeah, it's Martinec. |
| 1:46.2 | Okay, great. |
| 1:47.6 | So tell me the story. |
| 1:49.0 | How did you guys wind up, |
| 1:50.8 | or I guess, I shouldn't say living in a truck, so I don't think you did that completely but how did you wind up |
| 1:56.5 | working together as a code driving truck driving team? |
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