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tii: the 10 questions with Jenny from @worththehappiness

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While at FinCon 2025 in Portland, Oregon, Glen James caught up with finance coach and educator, Jenny from @worththehappiness. Glen asked Jenny:


πŸ‘‰πŸΎ what makes a successful investor?

πŸ‘‰πŸΏ retirement investing or non retirement investing?

πŸ‘‰πŸ» mortgage or invest?

πŸ‘‰ what's the biggest barrier to investing?

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ do you have to be smart to be good with money?

πŸ‘‰πŸ½ what's your definition of success and have you made it?

πŸ‘‰πŸΎ what would you do with a spare 10k?

πŸ‘‰πŸΏ what's been your best investment to date?

πŸ‘‰πŸ» what are you currently reading or listening to?

πŸ‘‰ one book you would recommend to investors


Find Jenny on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/worththehappiness/


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