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Yes, I left a high-paying job. But I’ve never told the story about what motivated me, how I got promoted so quickly and how I deal with my money insecurities — as a kid and a grown-ass man.
This is a very detailed (solo) episode that shares for the first time:
- My Wall Street incomes
- Current and past spending
- Strategies I used to get promoted
- Changes in my net worth
- Childhood fears around safety
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Khe Hy is the founder of RadReads and father of two. Khe spent 15 years working on Wall Street and was one of the youngest Managing Directors at BlackRock. He's been called Oprah for Millennials by CNN and the Wall Street Guru by Bloomberg and his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TedX, Business Insider, Barrons, Time Magazine and Quartz.
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