From Debt to Financial Freedom

In this chapter, a couple shares their inspiring journey of paying off $80,000 in student loans and car loans over three and a half years. They discuss the strategies they used, such as increasing income and prioritizing debt repayments, while transitioning to investment practices like index funds. The couple emphasizes a balanced approach to financial planning that integrates savings, spending on personal values, and preparing for long-term goals.

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Young, old, or in between, you need to hear this episode! Today’s guest paid off over $80,000 of debt, grew her net worth to $100,000 and did it all just years after graduating from college without a sky-high income. How did she make such quick progress, and what’s her secret to skyrocketing her net worth early in her career? She’s sharing it all in this episode, and you (no matter your age) can follow her repeatable path, too!

Want to see your net worth leap so you can fast-track your road to FIRE? Anna Foley is the person you should listen to. Through common-sense smart spending, diligent investing, and salary-increasing career pivots, Anna and her partner went from $80,000 debt to debt-free and finally hit six-figure net worth status. The best part? They did all of it WITHOUT giving up what makes life enjoyable, and they still sport a phenomenal savings rate!

Anna is sharing how she saves a significant portion of her income every month, why she decided to rent (not buy) a house, how “paying yourself first” can get you debt-free before you know it, and why she does NOT follow the traditional advice of chasing a “FIRE number.” In your twenties? Copy Anna’s plan! Closer to retirement? Follow Anna’s smart saving and investing tactics, and you can get there faster!

In This Episode We Cover

How to become debt-free and achieve a six-figure net worth before you’re thirty!

Why Anna decided to rent a house, not buy one, to maximize her savings

What Anna invests 100% of her income in (it’s not real estate!)

The “middle-class trap” to avoid when maxing out your retirement accounts

Why you DON’T need a FIRE number, and why Anna’s more achievable goals work better

Boosting your income and why job-hopping can explode your income-generating potential

And So Much More!

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