What would it take for you to achieve financial freedom? Now, think about what it would take for you to achieve it for your family. Many of us have parents we’ve seen work day in and day out, providing for us when it meant putting their dreams on the back burner. But what if you could repay your parents for all they’ve done for you, helping them retire and ensuring they can truly live the life they love without worrying about money? That’s exactly what today’s guest did for her mother and herself.After her parents divorced when she was a teenager, Delyanne Barros began what seemed like a two-decade-long non-stop grind. Fearing what would happen to not only herself but her family if she didn’t provide, Delyanne chose to go to law school to not only help those in need but also bring home a steady paycheck that would support her and her mother. After realizing that the nine-to-five grind wasn’t what she thought, Delyanne began searching for a way to get into a better financial position. As a result, she found the debt-free and the FIRE movements.Now, only in her early forties, she’s already started a business that brings in millions, retired her mother, achieved financial freedom, and did it all just within six years of finding the FIRE movement. Her biggest tip for success: Take a calculated risk and bet on yourself! If you want to find FIRE like Delyanne did, don’t skip this one!In This Episode We CoverWhen it’s worth it to quit your “dream job” to start your own business and bet on yourselfSupporting your family and retiring your parents BEFORE they’re sixty-five years oldWhy even lawyer salaries often can’t afford you the life you want to livePaying off huge student loan debt and why you SHOULD invest before you’re debt-freeThe importance of investing EVEN when the market is dropping fast and you’re feeling fearWhy you DON’T have to be self-employed to achieve FIRE (but you DO need to take risks)And So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Money Facebook GroupNetwork with Other Investors on The Path to FIRE Through the BiggerPockets ForumsFinance Review Guest OnboardingJoin BiggerPockets for FREEMindy on BiggerPocketsScott on BiggePocketsListen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceApply to Be a Guest on The Money ShowPodcast Talent Search!Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your AreaFind Investor-Friendly LendersProperty Manager FinderWhat Is the FIRE Movement?How to Calculate the Risks Before InvestingThe Mad Fientist on Early Retirement in Your 40s and 4% Rule UpdatesFrom Extreme Poverty to DIY Wealth and 2 Full-Time Incomes w/The She Wolfe of Wall Street00:00 Intro01:10 Supporting Her Family as a Teen 07:34 Why Law School? 14:15 Finding FIRE and Switching Gears 21:50 Watching the Market Crash27:37 Quitting Her High-Paid Job 35:35 Can W2 Workers Achieve FIRE?39:19 Retiring Her Mom 41:44 Best FIRE Advice42:54 Connect with Delyanne!43:24 Take a Risk! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-535Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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