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How to Become Work Optional Before Hitting Your FIRE Number | Stefanie Gonzales | Women's Wealth Effect

Season 4, Ep. 186

Episode 186 talks about how to become work optional before hitting your FIRE number, featuring Stefanie Gonzales of Women's Wealth Effect. Listen now!


Stefanie is a 38yo Mexican-American/Texan who is the voice behind Women's Wealth Effect where she helps women build wealth. She has also partnered with her husband on YouTube at Permission to Be Wealthy. They are giving couples insight into real and honest conversations about money and building wealth.


After 15 years of in Tech, leading Sales and Global supply chain teams, being an expat in Singapore, paying off over $420k in debt, becoming a millionaire in 2021 and achieving partial FIRE in 2022, Stefanie left her 9-5 to build Women's Wealth Effect full time while also moving her family of 4 from Singapore to Lisbon, Portugal.


Stefanie is a firm believer of women being able to change the world for the better…and women building wealth is a critical pillar in being able to do that. She shares her experience as a young Latina building her career, navigating money discussions with her partner, being a mom and building her family’s wealth in the hopes of inspiring other Latinas to build a life that will serve them.


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Until next time, stay empowered, stay inspired and #staypoderosa ✨


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