7 Financial Educator Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
Become A Financial Educator

Here are some real life success stories of starting a financial educator:

1. Trade And Travel ($10M/year)

How much they make: $10M/year
Current team size:

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Teri Ijeoma Of Trade and Travel On How She Created A Million Dollar Business

Trade and Travel, an online trading course, made over $10M in 2020 and generated more than $45M in lifetime sales, with founder Teri Ijeoma using platforms such as Teachable, Convert Kit, Calendly, and Instagram to grow her business and reach a global audience.

About
Teri started Trade And Travel almost 6 years ago
Revenue
Teri grew the business to $833K/month
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2. The College Investor ($288K/year)

How much they make: $288K/year
Current team size: 2

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From 6-Figure Blog to 7-Figure Online Business: Catching Up with Robert Farrington

From a side hustle making $10k per month to earning $24k/month currently, a sole founder built The College Investor to assist in getting out from under student loan debt – with over 1 million monthly visitors seeking advice on student loans, taxes, tax software, investing, insurance, and budgeting.

About
Robert started The College Investor over 14 years ago
Revenue
Robert grew the business to $24K/month
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Learn more about starting a financial educator:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a financial educator?
-> Pros and cons of a financial educator

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established financial educator
-> Marketing ideas for a financial educator

Other resources

4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant university and prolific research institution. Our students, staff, and faculty members partake in a world-class education and solve real-world problems.

Where they're located: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Website traffic: 7.91M/month

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5. The College Investor

The College Investor helps millennials get out of student loan debt to start investing, building passive income, and wealth for the future.

How much they make:
Where they're located: El Cajon, CA, USA
Current team size: 2

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6. NFEC

National Financial Educators Council provides financial wellness solutions that empower champions in financial literacy education & financial coaching space.