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"...Money does not come naturally to me. I started out as this math and money moron. So feeling like I've conquered this realm and actually helped other people understand it, feels really good!"
"I was always a hustler, so what I knew to do was basically to get in front of people and work hard and close sales. As I got older I was like, 'You know, I need to really figure out how to market myself so I don't have to keep doing the cold calls and visiting offices and all of that.'"
"Part of this goal stemmed from the fact that we've always been pretty frugal. We've just never been people who've got a lot of enjoyment out of spending money. We get a lot more enjoyment out of experiences and time with family and travel and things like that."
"I'm a young person and I'm taking responsibility for my financial situation and preparing for the future."
"...All my friends started coming to me with their money questions. And I thought, 'Oh my gosh, there's this whole field out there called financial planning. I could become a certified financial planner, get my CFP, and start helping people with their money.'"
"I think that my generation does tend to get the rap that we're very entitled to things and that we think people out of college, we should just get jobs like right away that pay really well. But then I also think that there's the other side of it where...there's a lot of young entrepreneurs that are really trying to make a lifestyle for themselves."
"It ended up being a really pivotal moment in my life because I got motivated to figure out, 'How can I go to the college that I dream of and get it paid for, completely, with scholarships?'"
