Kara Perez is a freelance writer and the founder of Bravely, a financial education company. She discovered her love of finances courtesy of her quarter-life crisis. Kara paid off $25,302 in loans on a salary of less than $30,000, the final $18,000 in just 10 months. After becoming debt-free in June 2015, Kara created Bravely to help other women take control of their financial lives.