I sat down for a special Morning Meeting this week with retired SDFD Captain Zeke Sanchez and his daughter Christina. They filled me in on what life was like trying to raise a family in the fire department on one hand and what it was like to be raised by a firefighter on the other.
They open up about the struggles of constantly trying to make ends meet and how that impacted them at home. Captain Sanchez’s advice about not relying on OT to pay the bills took on a whole new perspective when Christina shared what that meant for her when dad was away.
Zeke came from humble beginnings, without much financial literacy to speak of before coming on the job, but was still able to support his family and help put his daughter through college at the best school in the country, Santa Clara University. Go Broncos!
He did that and still has been living a comfortable life in retirement, while also giving back to the community through his scholarship to the Bomberos de San Diego. He had a plan and never spent more than he had and tried to save at least $0.10 of every dollar he earned. Simple, tried and true advice...
I feel honored to have had them on the show and for their willingness to open up to all of us. If you’d like to learn more about them you can find him at zekensheree@sbcglobal.net and her on Facebook @Christinsanchezstokes
I hope you guys enjoy it!
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