![]() And this week, when she came to Portland, I not only got to hear her speak in person, but also got to treat her to dinner. Today, in 2019, I'm awe-struck to actually be exchanging email with Vicki Robin, discussing the past, present, and future of financial independence. It inspired me to seek financial independence, which the book defines as “no longer having to work for money”. In 2004, the book transformed my relationship with money. In 1992, Vicki Robin (and her partner, Joe Dominguez) published Your Money or Your Life, a book designed to help readers transform their relationship with money. So too is Dave Ramsey, who has helped countless people - including me - get out of debt.īut perhaps my biggest hero is an unassuming 73-year-old woman in cat-eye glasses who lives on Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound. Long-time readers know that billionaire investor Warren Buffett is one of my heroes. ![]() ![]() They're the people who make personal finance accessible to average people. Or, better yet, walking on the moon.Īs an adult, my heroes are more mundane. I dreamed of playing pro football one day. When I was a boy, my heroes were athletes and astronauts. ![]()
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