Lawrence Delva-Gonzalez and his wife went from being $150,000 in debt to having a net worth of $1.5 million.
AdvertisementLawrence Delva-Gonzalez, 41, was $150,000 in debt in 2012, working a job that paid $27,000 a year.
A little over a decade later, he and his wife grew their net worth to over $1.5 million.
By 2017, the two of them could pay down debt to the point of having a net worth of zero.
Their net worth grew to over $450,000 in January 2021, over $650,000 in January 2022, over $800,000 in January 2023, and $1.53 million in August 2024, according to his blog The Neighborhood Finance Guy.
Persons:
Lawrence Delva, Gonzalez, —, maxed, Delva, Doreen, Finance Guy, hasn't
Organizations:
Service, FIRE, Florida State University, Marine Corps, Public, Finance
Locations:
Haiti, Delva, Port, Miami, Black
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