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Catching Up to FI: Financial Independence for Late Starters

Release Date: 06/04/2023

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Amy Coroso is a passionate advocate for women's financial literacy and retirement equality.  She is a divorced single mother of two boys with a middle income who woke up in her mid-forties to face her own financial illiteracy and poor planning.  She is now on track to reach financial freedom at 59.  She is also a brand new author and financial coach.  She has turned her financial weaknesses into the superpower of helping others build their financial muscles.  This is her first podcast guest appearance ever! 

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Planning Your Retirement Life: Secure Your Future NOW: A Woman's 8-Step Guide To Financial Freedom, Even If You Have No Money, No Time, and Don't Know Where to Start

CBS News Article, The Shocking Reality for US Moms, Half Have No Retirement Savings

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