225: From $52K in Debt to $100K/Month in (Almost) Passive Income
Episode Date: August 23, 2021A lot of people in the financial independence community successfully get out of debt, but not many of them get out of debt and then start a monthly si...
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733 episodes transcribedA lot of people in the financial independence community successfully get out of debt, but not many of them get out of debt and then start a monthly si...
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