One of the hottest areas of personal finance is F.I.R.E. Financial Independence Retire Early. You may have heard the stories of people retiring well before 65 years old. It’s not a myth, they aren’t unicorns. They figured out a process and focused on that process. Today’s guest, Sylvia Hall, achieved F.I. in her early thirties and has shared the process that she used to do this.
I’m so excited to share this episode, and by the way, she’s African-American. I will be the first to admit that I was beginning to wonder if African-Americans achieve F.I. (young) and I’m happy to say that I’ve met a number of people who have.
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Show Notes
- How I met Sylvia
- She studies German Philosophy
- Graduates from Undergrad debt-free
- Goes to law school. Ends up with 6 Figures worth of debt
- The 1st Step
- Deciding that retiring at 65 years old was way too long
- I try to figure out how Sylvia accelerated her retirement
- She pays everything off
- The process she used
- 25x Expenses-Additional Resources
- Her debt repayment process
- How her life looked like during debt-repayment
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- The Money Hungry Manifesto
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Woohoo Sylvia! That’s AWESOME. I don’t think I’ll achieve FI in my 30s, but I am working REALLY hard to do so by my 40s. My husband and I dare not wait until our 60s, 70s, or even 80s to start enjoying our life and enjoying being financially independent.
Her story is so inspiring! And, I just crack up every time I think of picnics.