March 6, 2025

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Growing up in Ontario, Liz Enriquez experienced such acute financial anxiety that it led to panic attacks. She coped by working three jobs to put herself through school, and then dedicated her 20s to making and saving as much money as she could — at least 50 percent of her income every month. That led her to FIRE, the personal-finance philosophy that preaches aggressive saving and investing in order to retire early, and she started a personal-finance blog in addition to other side hustles. She bought a house at 24 and by the time she was 30 had invested more than $250,000. 

Still, it didn’t feel like enough, and Liz was constantly burned out. Sometimes she would barely sleep and not leave the house for days. Finally, she hit a breaking point — and a financial milestone — and decided to cut way back on her work hours. Now 33, she talks about what she sacrificed to save so much, and what she’s doing to make up for it now.

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By Madame Clairevoyant

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