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Podcast: The Jesse Mecham Show
Episode: EP05 Money Stories: From $30k Debt to "CoastFI" with Diania Merriam
Description: This week's Money Story comes from the vivacious Diania Merriam, founder of the EconoMe Conference which brings together speakers in the FIRE movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early). After finding herself working for a decent salary in NYC but falling deeper into debt, Diania decided to pull her head out of the financial sand and figure out where her finances stood. Around the same time, a friend introduced her to the Mr. Money Mustache blog and the concept of FIRE. Â Armed with these tools, she started cutting her expenses and aggressively paying off debt. Eventually, Diania m...