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Plutus Awards PodcastGwen Merz Finds Her Stride in Her Pursuit of Financial IndependenceWhen it comes to the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) movement, there are many opinions about which route to take to achieve FIRE. For some, it is a traditional 9-5 coupled with side hustles to increase their income. Many prominent people in the FIRE community have been able to gain enough income from their side hustles to leave their regular jobs behind. Gwen Merz started pursuing FIRE soon after graduating college and her savings reached a point where she could quit her regular job and work for herself as she achieved her FIRE goals. She talks with...
2020-09-3026 min
ChooseFI | Financial Independence PodcastMillennial Path To FI | Fiery MillennialGwen graduated college with $10,000 saved—not borrowed, saved—while her peers were drowning in five-figure debt. She did this without wealthy parents, inheritance, or a trust fund. Her secret? She refused to accept the default path everyone else was sleepwalking through.
In this episode, Gwen from Fiery Millennials walks through her unconventional approach to college and early career. She used dual enrollment to knock out college credits before graduation, joined the Air Force to avoid student loans, then maximized retirement contributions from day one—all while keeping her living costs near zero through house hacking. By the time m...
2017-09-0359 min