Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's how I quit my job at 33 and moved to Cincinnati with $300,000Diania Merriam, 35, had $30,000 in student loan and credit card debt in 2015.
Then, Merriam's life took a turn: She discovered the FIRE — or Financial Independence, Retire Early — movement, "a refreshing punch in the face," that spurred her to clean up her debt, cut her expenses and begin saving.
She was 33 when she quit her corporate job with $300,000 in savings.
After spending time with a friend in Ohio, Merriam left New York City and moved to Cincinnati where she started her early retirement.