How this 26-year-old Amazon employee saved $120,000 in less than 4 years

Here's how this 26-year-old Amazon employee saved $120,000 in less than 4 years. (via CNBCMakeIt)

Meet Shanil Issa, a 26-year-old Amazon employee, who managed to save more than $120,000 in less than four years and has no student loans or debt.

"I managed to save, invest, maintain a strict budget and diversify my portfolio enough to save over $100,000 without accumulating debt in the process," Issa tellsIssa started getting serious about money after graduating from Florida State University in 2015. At 22, he accepted a management job at Amazon and this transition into 'the real world' motivated him to begin saving.

Issa followed a number of tactics to help get him on the right track financially. A big one, he says, is to evaluate your 'needs' versus your 'wants.'

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