About Co-Founder Samantha Hawrylack

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Samantha Hawrylack is the Managing Editor and co-Founder of How To FIRE.

She has been named a Personal Finance Expert by Yahoo! Finance, NASDAQ, CNBC, GoBanking Rates, US News & World Report, and many more.

Samantha went from full-time corporate finance employee at Vanguard to multi-six figure personal finance blogger and digital marketing agency owner by age 24.

She writes about financial independence, early retirement, personal finance, budgeting, making money online, side hustles, investing, passive income, real estate, credit, entrepreneurship, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, personal loans, business loans, insurance, debt management, business, productivity, and career topics.

Samantha graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in Finance and a Master of Business Administration.

To date, How To FIRE has reached millions of individuals and families guiding them on their value-based journey to financial independence and early retirement so they can choose how they spend their time. 

Samantha has been featured in Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, FOX Business, Debt.com, CNBC, GoBankingRates, and MSN Money.

Other notable features and mentions can be found on Grow, ChooseFI, US News & World Report, The Savvy Couple, Physician on FIRE, Ladders, Finder, OppLoans, The Financially Independent Millennial, The Simple Dollar, Think Save Retire, Vital Dollar, Match Financial, Good Financial Cents, Fiverr Workspace, Financial Impulse, Cheapism, Financial Independence Hub, Women Who Money and many more. See our Press Page for more information.

Samantha believes that getting your finances under controls the key to unlocking freedom and flexibility in your life!

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Samantha's Latest Articles

65 Best Investing Quotes for Wealth Building

The best investing quotes can help you stay on track when the going gets tough. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re an experienced investor, these invest quotes can help you stay motivated and on track to reach your financial goals. Why Should You Care About the Best Investing Quotes?

17 Best Ways to Get Paid to Read Emails

Believe it or not, you can get paid to read emails. It sounds crazy, but this is one method companies use for market research. It’s often much cheaper for companies to pay members to read emails than many other marketing tactics. If you have a few free minutes each day,

Mercari vs Poshmark: Which Is More Lucrative?

If you have clothing, household items, or accessories lying around your house, you might want to make a little money off them. Two of the most popularly compared apps to do this are Mercari vs Poshmark. Both apps offer a way to make money without being very time-consuming, and even

13 Steps to Become Financially Stable Forever

What is financial stability? If you asked ten people what it means to be financially stable, you’d likely get many different answers. What it means to you might be completely different from what it means to someone else. The key is personalizing the definition for yourself and understanding what it

40 Best Finance Quotes

Quotes about money are a great way to keep you on track as it’s so easy to get lost in the busyness of life. So keep those quotes about money nearby and read them to yourself often. These wealth commands will help you make smarter money choices and help you

21 Best Income Producing Assets

Working your 9 to 5 job isn’t the only way to earn money. In fact, most millionaires have seven streams of income, which means you should start adding other income-producing opportunities to your portfolio. One way to increase your income without putting in any extra work is income-producing assets. They