Tori Dunlap

What would my life look like if I didn't have to, you know, ask to take PTO and get it denied?

What would my life look like if I didn't have to commute into a job that I didn't feel like

aligned with my passions or aligned with the mission and values of my life.

What did that feel like?

And it felt amazing.

And so that 100K goal, yes, part of it was like seeing the 100K, being able to see the headline, which of, you know, I'm grateful that there are many, you know, how this 25-year-old saved 100K.

But really it was about like, how does my life change?

So if you're out there and you're trying to get yourself motivated, like how do I become debt-free, right?

Or how do I, you know, invest enough for retirement?

Or how do I just like...

How do I make ends meet so that I don't feel panicked all of the time?

Associate that with a feeling, right?

What does it feel like to not have somebody demanding that you send them money every month for your student loans?

What does it feel like to know, oh yeah, I can buy this thing without guilt or shame because I've budgeted for it.

What does it feel like to know that you're going to be set for retirement?

That 65 year old you is taken care of.

Like, what does that feel like?

So I think that for me was really the driving force of like, how does my life change?

And what does it feel like to use money as a tool to get me there?

The biggest question, which is very flattering, that I get asked other than a financial question is like, how are you so confident?