Hi and welcome to the Deeper Than Money podcast. I am your host, Chloe Elise. I'm a millennial money

coach speaker, dog mom, and a seven on the enneagram, and I am on a mission to prove to you

that finances can be fun and easy. On the Deeper Than Money podcast, we will dive

into all things millennial finance, debt, saving mindset, and how to have financial freedom

to enjoy life in your 20s and 30s. I want you to leave this podcast with more confidence around

your Moolah and the belief that your biggest financial dreams are

possible for you. So let's talk money. Today is an example. Hello and welcome back to the Deeper Than Money podcast.

Today is an exciting day because I am going to be talking about the journey to becoming a millionaire,

which still sounds wild.

And if you have been around, you know, on social media, following deeper than money for a while,

you've known that I have been sharing my net worth transparently and that my goal for the

past couple years has been to become a millionaire

before turning 28. So still being 27 and hitting that goal of becoming a millionaire.

And I just announced this last week that I officially hit that goal of becoming a millionaire while I'm still 27.

So today we are going to break down that process and just the story of becoming a millionaire

at 27. So let's back it up. Let's back it up a little bit and talk about kind of

where this all started. Growing up in a small town in Iowa, I very early on learned the essence of

hard work and entrepreneurship too, I say like i was you know setting up

lemonade stands as a kid i had got my first babysitting job at 13 and i taught private swimming lessons

i worked at the like local fair and the Iowa State Fair at the A&W root beer stand.

And I just really loved this idea that I could work, I can make money, and then I could use that

money to be able to do things. And, um, you know, growing up,

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