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Oct 2018

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679: Romanticizing Poverty and Learning ...

Optimal Living Daily | Diania Merriam

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Kristin Wong with Get Rich Slowly shares her thoughts romanticizing poverty and learning financial independence.

Episode 679: Romanticizing Poverty and Learning Financial Independence by Kristin Wong with Get Rich Slowly (Smart with Money)

J.D. Roth has been reading and writing about personal finance for a decade. Today he’s financially independent, but ten years ago, his money life was a disaster, with over $35,000 in consumer debt. He started turning everything around in 2004. By being the boss of your own life, you, too, can be the master of your own financial fate.

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