97: Intentionally Choosing the Path to Financial Independence with Financial Mechanic | Bigger Pockets Podcast

Financial Mechanic wanted a puppy - and her parents told her she could have one when her little sister turned her age (in four years). When she asked how much puppies cost, she was told $100. So Financial Mechanic started saving. Everything!
Birthday money, Christmas money, anytime she received a dime, it went into her puppy fund.
Fast forward 4 years, and she tries to hand over the $100 - to her parents shock. “No, you keep that, we’ll buy the puppy.”
For four years she had been saving, so she just continued. By the time she graduated high school, she had $8,000 in savings. Her parents paid for her college education, and she knew she wanted options. 
She studied Mechanical Engineering which led to programming, which led to a 6-month assignment overseas. Upon her return, she discovered mass layoffs - and that she was significantly underpaid!
In this episode we talk about how to prepare for an interview, how to negotiate salary, how salary isn’t the only thing you can negotiate, and how intentionally pursuing a goal can help you achieve it faster and easier.
In This Episode We Cover:

Financial Mechanic's journey with money

Saved money to buy a puppy

The importance of focusing on your future opportunities

Graduated college debt-free

Her money situation during her first internship

Earning a lot of money before she discovered financial independence

How his mindset changed the moment she found financial independence

How her money journey evolved

On her career

Did research on glassdoor for salary range

How she got her signing bonus

What her end-goal is

How she lived $20,000 a year

And SO much more!

Links:

Glassdoor

Personal Finance on Reddit

Mr. Money Mustache

Forum - Bogleheads

Personal Capital

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