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HOW THIS FAMILY WENT
FROM DEBT TO A SEVEN-FIGURE NET WORTH WHEN THEY FIRST GOT TOGETHER, ANDY AND NICOLE HILL THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING FINE FINANCIALLY. THEY MADE ABOUT $130,000 A YEAR. THEY BOUGHT WHAT THEY WANTED AND WENT OUT TO DINNER WHEN THEY FELT LIKE IT. WHEN THEY DECIDED TO FIGURE OUT THEIR NET WORTH, THEY WERE IN FOR A SHOCK: IT WAS NEGATIVE $50,000.
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etween their mortgage, student loans and other debts, they owed more than they owned. They knew it was time for a change - so their negative net worth motivated them to achieve financial goals that were important to them. While you may think “net worth” only applies to celebrities and billionaires, everyone has one. Net
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FLUENTIAL MAY / JUNE 2021
