BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Evan, co-host of the BiggerPockets Money podcast, argues that engineers are in the best position to achieve financial independence (FI). He cites three main reasons: high starting salaries, manageable educational debt after a four-year degree, and a natural inclination towards the technical aspects of FI like math and withdrawal rates.
“My answer is simple and I'm totally biased in saying this, but I think that engineers are in the best position to achieve financial independence, better than everybody else.”
“I think engineers are best positioned to FI for three main reasons. Firstly, because engineers typically have very high starting salaries.”
“And finally, I think engineers are usually quite willing to tackle the technical side of financial independence, the math, the growth rates, the safe withdrawal rates are all super easy for engineers who are typically very technical people to understand.”