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Let's get to the episode. Welcome back to another episode of the Personal Finance Redefined

podcast. The goal of today's episode

is not to say, okay, how can I make sure that I have trillions and trillions of dollars, even though if that might be your goal, great. We're going to give you the framework to get you there. But when I say financial freedom, what I really mean is when are you in a position where you don't have to worry, where when you have a plan and you have a strategy and so because of that, when the market takes a big turn or when life takes a big turn,

ultimately you're not worried. So that's what the goal of today's episode is, is to really give

that framework so that you don't have to worry. And so before we get into today's episode,

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So without further ado, let's get into today's episode.

And today's all about the five steps to become financially free.

And so when I'm looking at this and just transparently when I'm looking at financial freedom as a whole, I like to take that step back and always think about, okay, why am I investing? Why do I wake up in the morning? What makes me go to work? What do I care about? Because those are the questions that drive my financial decisions. I don't start with the finances. I use that to support ultimately what I care about most. So that's how I look at it. That's the same

framework I take with clients. And today, the first thing to look at when looking at financial freedom is to pay down debt. Now,

maybe you have a mortgage or maybe there's something else that you're saying, you know what? Maybe I went back to

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