215: FI: More Than Retirement, a Chance to Take Risks w/ Diania Merriam

215: FI: More Than Retirement, a Chance to Take Risks w/ Diania Merriam

After years and years of working in licensing, Diania Merriam opened up her credit report and saw that she was (collectively) $30,000 in debt. This forced her to ask the question, “what am I working for?” It made sense at the moment: you get your paycheck, you can go out to a fancy dinner, you get another paycheck, you can buy yourself something nice. But Diania wasn’t happy, or at least as happy as she thought she’d be. She realized that she didn’t want to be stuck in a job she had to go to every day. She wanted autonomy, freedom, and financial independence that would allow her to rule over her schedule and pursue her passions and interests. So, she went to work and started saving whatever she could. She stopped eating out, started cooking all her meals, moved to a more inexpensive city, bought a house and house hacked, heavily invested in retirement, and did everything right. Now, she’s self-employed, hosting the Optimal Finance Daily podcast and the EconoMe Conference in Cincinnati. She was able to create her dream roles because she came from a position of financial strength, she also had a plan in mind and knew what her “worst-case scenario” looked like. In This Episode We Cover Getting out of consumer and student debt as quickly as possible Minimizing expenses and maximizing income to increase savings rates Building a strong financial runway so you can start your own business Buying a house and house hacking by renting per room Understanding your “worst-case scenario” before you take the leap into entrepreneurialism Finding your passions and cementing what you want to do when you reach FI And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group BiggerPockets Forums Finance Review Guest Onboarding Scott's Instagram Mindy's Twitter Get Tickets to BPCon 2021 The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement Get Tickets to the EconoMe Conference and USE CODE BIGGERPOCKETS for a Discount BiggerPockets Money Podcast 01 with Mr. Money Mustache BiggerPockets Money Podcast 120 with Michael Kitces BiggerPockets Money Podcast 153 with Bill Bengen Grab the House Hacking Strategy Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/moneyshow215 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68: Hacking Your Military Benefits to Become Financially Free With J Grayson

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67: How Living An Intentional Life Led to Financial Freedom With Steven Donovan

67: How Living An Intentional Life Led to Financial Freedom With Steven Donovan

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65: Getting Your Family on Board with Financial Freedom with Jacqueline Burch

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64: Scholarships and Other Ways to Pay for College with Zach Gautier

64: Scholarships and Other Ways to Pay for College with Zach Gautier

Zach Gautier oversees academic and college counseling at a Denver-area high school. He reached out to us, and proposed a show to share creative ways to fund college tuition—and blew us away with the d...

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63: Financial Freedom With 5 Kids IS Possible with Jordan Klint

63: Financial Freedom With 5 Kids IS Possible with Jordan Klint

One of the most common misconceptions of financial independence is that you can’t do it with kids. But Jordan Klint doesn’t listen to what other people say. He became financially independent with kids...

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62: Taking Advantage of ALL Opportunities Life Throws at You with Anna Li

62: Taking Advantage of ALL Opportunities Life Throws at You with Anna Li

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61: The Repeatable Path to Financial Independence with Reshawn & Rob from Learn Hustle Grow

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