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Award-winning and best-selling author Tim Wells achieved Financial Independence at 57 after a 37-year career in technology and a
lifetime of financial lessons. Now he is a best-selling personal finance author with a mentoring practice.

Passionate about helping others break free from money struggles, he shares hard-earned wisdom with honesty and humor.

Tim lives with his ball crazy rescue Lab-mix dog, for whom no amount of throws are ever enough. He plays and coaches on multiple senior softball teams, and enjoys travel, writing, mentoring, and pickleball.

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The Late Starter's Guide to Financial Independence: A Mentor's Hard-Earned Lessons on Finding Freedom and Creating a Legacy

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