Lesley-Anne Scorgie

Lesley-Anne Scorgie is a Canadian author, speaker and decided to save nearly whatever she earned hoping to become financially successful by 25. While she was in high school, she worked at the Calgary Public Library and invested the majority of her earnings into mutual funds and stocks. According to Scorgie, she became financially literate by reading every Warren Buffett book and getting professional investment advice. Scorgie graduated from the University of Alberta in 2005 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing and finance.

She is the founder and owner of Rich By Inc., the Calgary-based company under which she writes and speaks about financial literacy. o In early 2008, Scorgie joined the board of the YWCA Canada and in 2011 she became the organization's treasurer

Scorgie appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show when she was 17 in the segment Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth, where she said that she would be a millionaire by 25. However, she was not able to achieve the goal. She volunteers presenting a money-managing class Money 101 to high school students a few times a year. She also puts on financial literacy presentations for students of University of Alberta.

She published her second book Rich by Forty: A Young Couple’s Guide to Building Net Worth in 2010 and it was named a bestseller after its release in 2010.

Other work She writes a regular column for Metro called Fun and Frugal as well as a special series Money 101 and has also written financial articles for the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail and Men's Health Magazine. Scorgie calls herself a "smart shopper" and says that her technique to save money is shopping with a discount in mind. She advocates sectors such as utilities and railroads for investing.

Scorgie released Well-Heeled: The Smart Girl’s Guide to Getting Rich in 2014. The book features financial tips for young women.

Scorgie released her latest book titled The Modern Couple's Money Guide: 7 Steps to Building Wealth Together in 2016. It features key steps that can help couples reach their financial potential together.

Personal life Scorgie lives in Calgary where she owns her house.