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Single Mom Gains Financial Freedom Saves $750,000 In 4 Years

In 2017, Dr. Lakisha Simmons after going thru a divorce, she became a single mother with two children. Soon it became too financially difficult to kept her marital home and raise her children on a single income.   The situation grew direr whilst she actually was seeking for solutions to reach financial freedom. For her, financial freedom meant not having to live from paycheck to paycheck.  "The financial insecurity was weighing on me so heavy. I didn't want to be in a position where I couldn't take care of myself. Like, what does it take for me to just live off of investments?" said Simmons. Simmons became astute and diligent about her goals. Thus, within four years,  she had reached her goal of financial independence. She managed...

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