Episode 334: From Poverty to Millionaire, How Pursuing Financial Independence Gives You Options & Living Authentically With Delyanne Barros
Journey To Launch
Jamila Souffrant
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Delaynne Barros, award-winning Latina money expert and former employment attorney, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her path from undocumented immigrant to seven-figure business owner.
After learning about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, Delyanne decided to go "all in," by paying off $150,000 in student loan debt and throwing money into the stock market.
We chat about frugality out of necessity and intentionality, avoiding lifestyle creep, the "golden handcuffs" of high salary careers, escaping poverty, and more.
In this episode you'll learn more about:
- What made Delyanne want to become a lawyer and how she was able to retire from law at age 39
- The important lesson behind Delyanne's experience pouring money into the stock market during COVID-19
- Passive income vs. front-loading work as an entrepreneur
- The cost of living in Portugal, when Delyanne plans to retire her mom, deciding to be child-free by choice, and more
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | When I found out that you can invest your way out of a workplace and retire yourself, |
| 0:09.3 | that's when the light bulb went off. |
| 0:10.3 | I was like, oh my god, this means I don't have to be an attorney until I'm 65 years old. |
| 0:14.1 | This means I can actually retire much earlier and then, you know, I'm running those calculations |
| 0:18.4 | on paper like Russell Crowe, I'm beautiful mind and I'm doing all these complicated numbers |
| 0:22.9 | and I'm like, oh my god, I can retire by 47, I can make this happen and so that's when |
| 0:28.5 | the plans are to come in together and that's what got me excited. |
| 0:32.2 | Welcome to the Journey to Launch Podcast with your host, Jamila Sufront, as a money expert |
| 0:40.4 | who rocks her top. |
| 0:42.0 | She helps brave juniors like you get out of debt, save, invest and build real well. |
| 0:49.1 | Join her on the Journey to Launch to Financial Freedom in 5-on-4-3-2-1. |
| 0:58.5 | Hey, hey, hey, real, real quick, it's Jamila here and I have some exciting news to share |
| 1:06.2 | with you. |
| 1:07.2 | My first book, Your Journey to Financial Freedom, a step-by-step guide to achieving wealth |
| 1:12.9 | and happiness is finally available for pre-order. |
| 1:16.8 | That's right, you can pre-order my book right now. |
| 1:20.4 | Today, the book is officially out December 5th, 2023, but you do not have to wait that long |
| 1:25.8 | to get some resources and information to help you. |
| 1:29.2 | If you pre-order the book today, I'm giving you some fabulous bonuses that will help you |
| 1:33.6 | with your financial freedom and independence journey. |
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| 1:41.4 | You'll get the debt payoff matrix workbook, the goal fuel worksheet, the financial goals |
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