Her FI Story No. 3: Gina, 31 yrs, $20,000,000

A money coach for entrepreneurs and mother earning ~$600k a year used Coast FI to quit her six-figure corporate job, give herself unlimited raises, and focus on profit over frugality.

Living in San Francisco, barely saving $500 a month, she wondered, "How am I EVER going to earn enough money to get married, and have a kid, and have the kind of house I want to have, and have disposable income, and set aside money for savings?" After seeing how much her contributions could grow to, in her early 20s, she was laser-focused on hitting FIRE as quickly as possible, so she could quit her job where she was commuting 100 miles a day. Today at 31, she's flipped the script entirely. As a financial coach for entrepreneurs, she's not only scaling her own business to seven figures+ but has helped her clients collectively build nearly $17M(!!) in wealth in the past 18 months. The turning point? Reaching Coast FI. This milestone gave her the confidence to spend 2.5 years building her business on the side before taking it full-time. Now, instead of focusing on frugality until retirement, she's creating her own (unlimited) raises through entrepreneurship and creating work she is ener…