I graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2011. I had about $ 250,000 in total student loans with no idea how interest rates really worked and how to pay off such a large amount of debt.
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I am from Haiti where credit, student loans, etc. were not really a thing, especially not $250,000 in student loans!!!
To top it all off, I took a job making less than six figures!
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That’s when my financial literacy journey really began… Despite all obstacles, I was able to pay off $ 250,000 of student loans in 4 years, started creating wealth and promised myself that when I have children to start teaching them early on about debt and wealth building.
I didn’t want my daughter having to go through any of the financial trials that I had to go through…
drowning in student loan debt$4 in my bank account card getting declinedBeing hit with overdraft feesNot knowing how to invest, to name a few embarrassing thingsI shared my vision with my best friend, Dr. Alesia Burge and boom
Lily and the talking piggy bank was born!
Lily and the talking piggy bank was born!.
I dedicated the book to my daughter “Lily”.
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Dr. Burge and I hope that all young minds be inspired by this book and start getting ignited and fired up about financial literacy and wealth-building.
You can get your copy HERE
-Dr. Clerisme
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