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Rae Hartley Beck

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Joined November 2022

Rae Hartley Beck received numerous commendations during her six years as a claims specialist for the Social Security Administration. She began writing about finance for her college newspaper with a column on living on limited means. Her work has appeared in Investopedia, Bankrate and other financial news outlets. A proponent of the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement, Rae went from having her family home foreclosed on in high school to becoming a homeowner at age 24.

RAE’S TOP FINANCE TIP

Five years of diligence and budgeting at the beginning of your career can save you 20 years at the end of it.

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RAE’S TOP FINANCE TIP

Five years of diligence and budgeting at the beginning of your career can save you 20 years at the end of it.