Managing Finances as an Orphaned Teen with Carter Colfield

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Doing internet searches can literally save your financial life. That's what happened to Carter. At 16, he was more concerned about where he was going to live, how to pay for college with no financial help from his parents, and the biggest one of all, grieving his parents who died within two years of each other. He talks about how his experience  growing up in a dangerous neighborhood -South side of Chicago to be exact - plus his parents' deaths lit a fire under him to to get a better handle on his money and ultimately his life.

What You Hear in This Episode:

• How Carter grew up and who he looked up to as a positive role model
• Why Carter moved in with father after his parents separated
• What happened the moment he found out his father died within two years of his mom
• Why he's grateful for internet searches
• What he hopes other learns about money and mindset

Resources:

• Carter's website
• Follow Carter on Instagram
• Follow Carter on Twitter
• Teen Who Lost Both Parents Now Financial Advisor For Millennials

*theme music by Donovan Dorrance