BiggerPockets Money Podcast — Paula Pant Quit Her Job with $25K (Now She’s FI in NYC)

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Paula Pant Quit Her Job with $25K (Now She’s FI in NYC)

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Paula quit her $32,000 job in 2008—before she’d ever heard of the FIRE movement—with just $25,000 saved to travel the world. When she came back, she started freelancing and made a pivotal decision: buying a triplex and house hacking. That one move changed everything. Today, she’s fully financially independent in New…

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