Great story, but one quick devils advocate point- she mentions that she is married. Even though she points out that her finances are separate from her husband and that she manages them herself, her cost of living expenses out of her own finances are much less as a married person. She likely shares some of the cost of mortgage, property taxes, groceries and entertainment with her husband. If she's paying 100% of the bills, that's impressive, but she's likely paying 50% of the bills or less, so this example doesn't demonstrate that a single person with a $60,000 salary could achieve the same financial success.
Again, I'm only being a devils advocate and I certainly believe in the power of frugality, wise investment and avoiding debt as a bedrock personal finance principle.
|