Hi, I’m Dana — a YouTube Mom, who once owed over $98,000 in consumer debt.
I’m a wife and Mother to 4 young kids, including twin boys and two girls. I’m passionate about family, finance, video and the DEBT FREE Community. I work full-time outside the home as a Corporate Accountant within the Philadelphia area, but enjoy sharing my personal and parenting journey online through video.
I began sharing my parenting journey on YouTube in 2011. My twins were just a few months old. After searching for tips on cloth diapering twins, which we did to save money, I realized there weren’t many videos on YouTube discussing it, at that time.
My YouTube channel was born and I became “MsDiaperD“. I began sharing my twin cloth diaper stash, tips and tricks for cloth diapering, and what’s in my diaper bag. I was surprised to discover people subscribing to me, and when one of my early videos reached 40,000+ views I was shocked. I began posting weekly cloth diapering videos including twin care, toddler topics, home organization, recipe and craft tutorials.
Then after our family discovered Dave Ramsey and the Total Money Makeover, we began documenting our journey of getting out of debt. Our family made the commitment to NEVER borrow money, ever again. We truly believe the borrower is slave to the lender, and decided to stop living paycheck to paycheck by following the Dave Ramsey Baby Steps.
In 2016 my YouTube Channel was rebranded “Debt Free Dana“, and has now surpassed 70,000 subscribers. My videos have been viewed over 10 Million times. Every Tuesday, I share frugal living tips, how to get out of debt as well as smart money advice.
In addition to my YouTube channel, I’m the founder of #YTMM (YouTube Mommy Meetup), a community for YouTube Moms (and Dads!) with over 3,000 members. I’m also the creator of an annual summer social media networking event for YouTube creators to connect, collaborate and meet — Collab Camp.
Connect with me in one of my many FaceBook groups. I’m big on community and love meeting others with a passion for family, financial freedom and social media!
YouTube Mommy Meetup (#YTMM), Blogging Mommy Meetup (#BLOGMA), The Mommy Meetup (#TMM), Toddler Topics (#TT)
Need to Contact Me?
Dana Ryan
MsDanaRyan@gmail.com