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Five money questions with a millennial entrepreneur
Rounding it up
Author and entrepreneur Shannon Lee Simmons knows how real the struggle is. That’s why she wants to share her own money stories.
Like what she did with her first paycheque—bought a suit and put the rest into paying off her student debt (AKA the responsible choice).
The best finance advice Shannon received? To invest in herself.
That might have propelled Shannon to found the New School of Finance, a financial planning firm geared towards millennials and entrepreneurs.


Shannon Lee Simmons
Shannon Lee Simmons is a certified financial planner, chartered investment manager, life coach and speaker, and the founder of the award-winning New School of Finance.
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