How did you become financially independent?

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1. Earn as much as I can,spend as little as I can. Save if/when possible.

2. Married a good woman, and we both work hard and try to make intelligent financial choices.

3. Suck dick

4. Moved out of parents’ home.

5. Learn a skill that takes time to learn.

6. Worked since I was 19, saved for grad school, worked after and lived below my means.

7. Earn as much as possible. Spend as little as possible. Stack papers to the ceiling.

8. Faked it till I made it

9. Got lucky being born white at an advantageous moment in history … converted those (numerous) privileges into marketable skills … spent less than i earned … married someone with similar values and practices (multiplier effect) …. but mostly step 1, if I’m honest

10. I went with the thrown to the wolves method. I got a job at 16 at Taco Bell and moved out of my parents to couch surf at a 19 year-old friend of mine’s apartment. I paid him 1/3 if the rent and then after a few months, we upgraded to a two bedroom in the same complex and I started paying half rent. Since then, I’ve always had a roof over my head and always been able to afford the necessities on my own.

11. Work train work

12. Worked my ass off and didn’t spend it on frivolous crap to impress others.

13. By developing a skill that is rare and pays well