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Excited to have just joined the Yakezie Challenge! I just launched my website this morning, The Empowered Dollar. Right now my Alexa ranking is at 23,801,993 (YIKES) – so I suppose I can only go up from here! :)

Here's a little about me:

When I graduated from college in 2009 in the middle of the “Great Recession,” I was living on my own, making just $1,000 a month with almost $30,000 in student loans and credit card debt. I knew I’d hit my financial rock bottom when I had to choose between buying my monthly bus pass and paying for my prescription.

I blamed the economy, I blamed my college education, I blamed a lot of things for the situation I was in. But I knew that blame wasn’t going to get me anywhere. I began reading personal finance blogs to help me survive paycheck to paycheck. While I began fixing my own financial future, I also committed to helping others avoid the same fate. I started teaching money management classes, and I now help develop financial education curriculum and programs for kids all across the U.S.

Lucky for me, I managed to crawl my way out of debt, but I know that others my age aren’t so fortunate and are buried under monthly credit card payments and student loans, while working part-time jobs that barely pay above minimum wage.

My goal is to help prevent this from happening to anyone else, and to help parents build a debt-free, rich future for their kids.

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Also, if there are any bloggers in the DC area that want to meet up, let me know!