About Get Financially Fit
Developing informed financial decision-makers through guided inquiry, practical learning, and evidence-based choices.
Why Get Financially Fit Exists
Financial literacy is most useful when it helps people think through real decisions. Get Financially Fit was created to move beyond simply providing financial information by helping learners ask better questions, examine relevant evidence, compare alternatives, and make decisions that reflect their own circumstances and priorities.
About Ian Busfield
Founder- GFF
Ian Busfield brings together more than three decades in education with earlier experience in banking and investment services. His work in financial literacy is grounded in curriculum, classroom practice, professional learning, and the realities of everyday financial decision-making.
He holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and is a Certified Financial Education Instructor. Through Get Financially Fit, he develops practical resources and learning experiences designed to help educators and individuals build stronger financial reasoning, ask better questions, and make informed decisions based on evidence and context.
The GFF Approach
Guided Inquiry
Learners begin with a financial situation or question, investigate what matters, and work toward a decision rather than being given the answer first.
Evidence Before Answers
Financial decisions are strengthened by examining relevant information, comparing alternatives, and considering the trade-offs before reaching a conclusion.
Decisions in Context
Good financial decisions depend on circumstances, priorities, and available evidence. The goal is informed reasoning, not one-size-fits-all rules.
Experience That Informs the Work
Education
More than three decades in education, including classroom teaching, curriculum development, and professional learning.
Financial Services
Earlier experience in banking and investment services provides practical insight into how financial products, choices, and trade-offs affect real decisions.
Financial Literacy
Graduate study in Curriculum and Instruction, Certified Financial Education Instructor training, and ongoing development of financial-literacy resources and inquiry-based learning experiences.
Connection to FDIF™
Get Financially Fit’s resources are guided by the Financial Decision Inquiry Framework™, a structured approach that helps learners work through financial situations by asking questions, examining evidence, comparing alternatives, and reflecting on their decisions.