{"id":4839,"date":"2025-06-16T15:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/?p=4839"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:59:30","slug":"graduate-exclusive-dina-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/graduate-exclusive-dina-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Exclusive! Dina E. Buys Land, Finances a Travel Trailer, and Plans Her Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We interviewed Dina to find out about her journey and how life\u2019s been since graduating from her Beyond Finance program in August of 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01644a8f640fbb8bb0cdfc810a9460b3\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Debt Amount: $27,198<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63664ef42e8d0b3b037ab7b5cfb279ca\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Started: August 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ceb4a0d20dba8330c1dab40cb6dc62c\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Graduated: August 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Can you tell us a bit about yourself?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m a mother, grandmother, and wife here in L.A. County, California. I work full-time and babysit my grandbaby on Wednesdays.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>How did you find yourself in debt?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I was helping my children out. They were moving out of state and I was like, \u201cOK, I&#8217;ll just use my credit card,\u201d and I got myself into a place where I couldn\u2019t get out. Every paycheck I had \u2014 everything I had \u2014 was going to debt and I just could never seem to get out of it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You really assured me that you would take care of everything and you did.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>How was your experience with us?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I just remember signing up with Beyond Finance and not having to worry about anything. I had work, I had kids, so it was really nice \u2014 you really assured me that you would take care of everything and you did.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It was working for me, so my husband decided to do the same, and consolidate and pay off his debt a year after I did.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>You graduated three years ago. What\u2019s happened since?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When I graduated I was getting $500-something back each month and I\u2019m like, \u201cYay! This is a car payment!\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I used the extra money to pay for part of my daughter\u2019s wedding. Another daughter\u2019s in college, so we\u2019re also helping her out with that.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We bought some land in Tennessee with cash a few years ago, and we financed a travel trailer to live in while we build our own home there for retirement. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-1024x940.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-1024x940.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-768x705.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-1536x1411.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2131-1-2048x1881.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dina in Tennessee, near her new land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-1024x964.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-1024x964.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-300x282.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-768x723.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-1536x1445.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beyondfinance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6776-2048x1927.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dina in the new travel trailer she financed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019re both turning 60 this year and we\u2019re on track to retire in 5 years!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>It&#8217;s a great sense of relief, knowing that I would&#8217;ve otherwise been in debt for the rest of my life and I would&#8217;ve either had to file bankruptcy or \u2014 I don&#8217;t know. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019m thankful I did the program because look where I\u2019m at now!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Real client compensated for a real story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond Finance graduate Dina E. shares the incredible life she and her husband have built since her graduation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-client-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graduate Exclusive! 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