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Jan 2018
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2: An All-Out Approach to Financial Inde...

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Scott Trench wanted something more out of life, so he grabbed it by the horns and pointed it in the direction HE chose. By accumulating a large financial runway through a 50% savings rate on a median income, he gave himself the courage to take... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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