204- How Diania Paid off $30,000 of Debt, Quit Her Job & Achieved FI-Flexibility with Diania Merriam
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Can you imagine negotiating a virtual work arrangement with your employer that allows you to move across the country & take a 2 month sabbatical? That's exactly what this week's guest Diania Merriam did. Diania was able to move from NYC to Cincinnati and travelled to Spain for 2 months while keeping her NYC job .
On the podcast, Diania shares how she paid off $30,000 in debt in 11 months, and reached the milestone of Coast FI (financial independence). Diania brings a rich and bold energy this week that explains how she was able to achieve her success and talks about the conference she created, EconoMe which allows participants to come together and talk all things Financial Independence.
Diania reminds us that personal finance is personal and your journey is customizable. Tune in this week to hear more about what she calls fi-flexibility and how it can support you on your journey.
In this episode you'll learn:
- How Diania landed her first job post college
- The definition of -FI- flexibility
- What is Coast FI & how to reach it
- Why your mindset is so important on the journey
- More about the EconoMe Conference + a lot more
I'm giving away 2 free tickets to the EconMe conference. All you have to do is follow me on IG @journeytolaunch and text #econ to (347) 252- 9025 or click here to be entered for your chance to win. Deadline to enter is 3/19. Winners will be announced on 3/24
There will be 200 Early bird tickets priced at $149 available March 7th - April 10th or until they sell out.
Full price tickets are available for $199, but Journey to Launch listeners get 10% off full price with discount code: JOURNEYTOLAUNCH
Other related blog posts/links mentioned in this episode:
- You can purchase tickets to the EconoMe Conference here. Ticket sales are now live. Visit the main website conference and the Youtube channel.
- You can tune into Diania on the Optimal Finance Podcast here.
- If you missed enrollment, join the waitlist for my FI course and Money Launch Club.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Journey to Launch Podcast, paying off $30,000 of debt, quitting |
| 0:06.3 | her job and achieving 5 Lexibility with Diana Merriam. |
| 0:10.6 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast, with your host, Jamila Sufranca, as a money expert |
| 0:19.1 | who rocks her top. |
| 0:20.7 | She helps brave juniors like you, get out of debt, save, invest, and build real well. |
| 0:27.8 | Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom in 5-on-4-3-2-1 |
| 0:37.8 | Hey, hey, hey, journeyers, I'm back with another what I hope to be inspiring, motivating, |
| 0:43.4 | insightful episode for you as fuel on your journey to your goals. |
| 0:48.0 | I have on Diana Merriam. |
| 0:49.5 | She is the founder of the Icono Me Conference, also known as the Ted Talks of the Fire Movement. |
| 0:54.8 | She's also the host of the popular podcast Optimal Finance Daily, where she narrates articles |
| 0:59.6 | from the best personal finance blogs on the planet. |
| 1:03.2 | And after getting out of $30,000 of debt in 11 months, she used her newfound financial |
| 1:07.2 | freedom to negotiate a remote working arrangement with her employer, took a two months sabbatical |
| 1:12.2 | to walk 500 miles across northern Spain, and she launched her own business. |
| 1:17.5 | So I'm really excited to share Diana's journey with you. |
| 1:21.0 | Diana's story reminds me so much of myself in the fact that she was able to work with |
| 1:24.7 | her daughter to unlock and do so many things with her life. |
| 1:28.1 | By starting the journey, she's not completely financially independent just yet. |
| 1:31.8 | She's well on her way, but she has so many other options in her life, and she's living |
| 1:36.3 | out that right now. |
| 1:37.8 | And that's the kind of stuff I want you guys to do in your lives, like even if you don't |
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