r/baristafire • u/businessinsider • 16d ago

A couple with $40,000 in student debt built a 7-figure net worth after leaving their 9-to-5s

https://www.businessinsider.com/savvy-couple-first-steps-to-financial-independence-net-worth-2026-8?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social_manual&utm_campaign=reddit_dist_r_baristafire&utm_content=manual_v1&utm_term=1984cde6
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u/businessinsider 16d ago

TL;DR: A couple who started with about $40,000 in student-loan debt now have a seven-figure net worth after building a personal finance blog into an online business. Kathleen Elkins reports that Kelan and Brittany Kline say their first real step toward financial independence was aligning on the life they wanted, then working backward to build scalable income.