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I’m not great at basic math, I don’t have a background in finance, and numbers shit doesn’t come easy to me. 

In fact, I was one of those kids who came from a financially illiterate blue collar family that struggled on many levels. They created magic for us despite the anvil of un-payable bills and APRs and hospital tabs above their heads.

It wasn’t until I was about to turn thirty—newly married and somehow buying my first home—that I started to take financial literacy into my own hands. 

I made it a priority, started engaging with what felt foreign to me, and asked the right people a lot of questions. 

I let go of the idea that money and stability were only meant for people who grew up with both. 

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Wow, your journey from financial struggles to taking control is seriously inspiring, turning challenges into growth and breaking those limiting beliefs