Tae Kim is a former soldier and finance director. After discovering the financial independence movement and experiencing a midlife crisis at the age of 39, he decided to try his luck at being a social media influencer. Today, he runs a moderately successful personal finance YouTube channel, Financial Tortoise—a channel focused on building wealth slowly. As a stay-at-home dad, Tae loves spending time with his family, making videos about index funds, and trying his darndest to master the art of perfectly folding laundry like Marie Kondo.