Getting rid of six-figure debt is no easy feat but Takiia Anderson is proof that it can be done. After graduating from law school, Takiia had accrued more than $150,000 of debt. As the single mother of a 2-year-old little girl making only $34,000 a year, she knew that something had to change.
Takiia went on to save over $500,000 and pay for her daughter's college education at the prestigious Spelman College. She shares all of her tips, tricks, and personal finance advice on her blog, The Frugal Bitty.
In this episode we discuss:
The overall steps Takiia took to go from debt to having a large savings today
The things that she gave up to pay off her student loan debt
Her decision to save for her daughter's college costs while still being in debt
Takiia's plan for investing when she first opened her daughter's college saving account
Why she stopped investing in retirement to save for her daughter's college education
The money lessons that she taught her daughter
Passing on generational wealth and not generational debt
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A bonus chapter: When Life Happens: Staying on the Path to Financial Freedom Through Setbacks, Shifts, and Uncertainty
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Updated corrections from the original hardcover
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The Fire Starter Course
The Find Your FIRE Number Worksheet
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