As entrepreneurs, we have the rare privilege of deciding when and how we retire. For many of us retirement isn't necessarily an age, but rather a milestone of financial independence, where the income from our assets outside of our business fully cover our lifestyle expenses, thus, rendering work optional. Desire meant not retirement as today's guests would call it. In this first installment of our retirement series, we're talking to Erinn Bridgman, a money management and mindset coach who helps female entrepreneurs not only design a profitable business, but generate personal wealth. Erinn reveals how she used $22,700 from her then photography business to invest in her first real estate property, which she then snowballed to pay off $100,000 of student debt and build a real estate portfolio worth $7 million. Her current strategy puts her on a path to retire by 40 with an income of $300,000 a year, fully funded by her real estate empire. We're running through all the numbers, profit margins and real estate investing tactics involved. So get ready to take copious notes.