The first thing you should know about me is that I went through my own financial transformation. Not so long ago, I was paying my student loan minimums, hoarding cash in a savings account, and barely investing in my 401k. I somehow thought this would be enough to build wealth and wondered why my net worth hardly budged.
I bought into the idea that real estate was the only way to build wealth and tried to buy property several times in a saturated and competitive NYC market. After three tries and being outbid each time, I gave up. But I knew there had to be another way.
I was also miserable working as an attorney. I had put myself through college and law school, racked up over six-figures of debt, landed my dream job, and hated every second of it. I was overworked, uninspired, and stressed all the time.