EP163: Financial Independence in Her 30s with Diania Merriam

Diania Merriam is on the show today to share her story of reaching financial independence in her 30s.

After living in New York City in her 20s and racking up $30k in debt, Diania decided enough was enough and it was time to change her mindset about money.

What would it be like to reach financial independence? 

After making the choice to turn away from her old financial habits, Diania shares how she reached financial independence in her 30s.

She shares how she:

• Changed her belief about money and consumerism
• How she paid off $30k in 11 months
• How she saves 60% of her income!
• Taking a 2 month sabatical and to backpack 500 miles through Spain
• Starting her own conference for like-minded people

Diania is also the founder of the EconoME Conference , a conference in Cincinnati each year where like-minded people get together to share their new found beliefs around financial independence, financial freedom, and early retirement.

BONUS: Use Promo Code "MONEYPEACH" to get a nice little discount on ticket prices to conference.

Even if you have no desire to attend the conference (which I will be attending and I would love to see you there), you'll still want to listen to Dania's story and how she dispells the myths about reaching financial independence.

Mentioned in this episode

• The EconoME Conference
• Diania's YouTube Video Making Her Last Debt Payment
• The Motley Fool

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All the show notes, links and anything I mentioned can be found at https://www.moneypeach.com/session163