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EPISODE · Dec 25, 2025 · 34 MIN

[Interview] She Paid Off $190K in Student Debt and Quit Engineering for Financial Freedom w/ Christine Watters

from Wanderlust Wealth Show · host Olivia Tati

In this episode, Olivia sits down with Christine Watters, a former mining engineer turned entrepreneur and founder of Live Free Lavie. Christine shares her powerful journey of paying off $190,000 in student debt, leaving a male-dominated engineering career, and building creative income streams that allowed her to design a slower, more intentional life. They reflect on the perception of higher education costs and the risks associated with these investments, emphasizing the need for greater financial literacy among youth.In this episode, you’ll learn:- Why she left a male-dominated engineering career- How creative income streams led to real freedom- The basics of luxury resale and team building- Why seller-financing worked for her first fourplex- How motherhood reshaped her definition of wealth- What it means to build a life aligned with your values⚡⁠⁠Join Wanderlust Wealth Academy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⚡⁠⁠Join Scaling to the Moon⁠⁠⁠⚡⁠⁠SIGN UP FOR THE FREE CLASS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⚡⁠⁠APPLY FOR THE LEAP YEAR MASTERMIND⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⚡⁠⁠Join the Community on Substack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about WWA here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.oliviatati.com/wwa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hang out with me on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@theoliviatati⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wanderlustwealth.co ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch this episode on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@Theoliviatati/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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