This chapter recounts a personal experience of entering adulthood and grappling with financial challenges, highlighting the comedic yet stark lessons learned about credit, responsibility, and spending. The speaker shares anecdotes of their financial ignorance and struggles while emphasizing the importance of mentorship, accountability, and open communication in overcoming monetary issues. Ultimately, the narrative illustrates the transformation from reckless spending to a structured, proactive approach to personal finance.
#537: Frequent contributor Joe Saul-Sehy shares an emotional, personal story of getting into a soul-crushing level of debt in his 20s and early 30s.
He owed so much in back taxes to the IRS that he didn’t file a tax return for three years.
He ran out of gas and was stranded on the side of the highway, with 85 cents remaining in his bank account.
By the time he pulled himself out of debt, his twin son and daughter were seven years old.
Learn the gripping, gut-wrenching story of Joe’s past money mistakes in today’s episode.
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