Anonymous brag - millionaire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can deal with these type of threads where the OP fully discloses they're bragging AND they've worked hard for it. It's the 'woe is me, I only have 1 million and I'm concerned I haven't saved enough compared to my 30 year old peers' threads I can't stand.

Yup me too.

Congrats OP

[Anonymous]

congrats OP. how old are you? DW and I are late 30s and are at ~600k (not counting home equity). I think we should hit 1m in the next couple of years. Can't wait!

[Anonymous]

What are your incomes?

What are your careers? How old are you?

[Anonymous]

and where do you live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can deal with these type of threads where the OP fully discloses they're bragging AND they've worked hard for it. It's the 'woe is me, I only have 1 million and I'm concerned I haven't saved enough compared to my 30 year old peers' threads I can't stand.

Yup me too.

Congrats OP

I won't post specifics as you'll flame me, but I find no matter how much we save and how much we feel like we should be comfortable, there's always a nagging sense of unease. Like the market might crash, or our jobs might disappear, or someone might get sick. I think if you looked at our balance sheet you'd say I'm crazy, but I also think that unease helps motivate us to keep saving when maybe we could 'live a little'.

[Anonymous]

we just did the same! we've been married 14 years, live in a modest house, nice friendly neighborhood with two kids. years and years of saving and investing have paid off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can deal with these type of threads where the OP fully discloses they're bragging AND they've worked hard for it. It's the 'woe is me, I only have 1 million and I'm concerned I haven't saved enough compared to my 30 year old peers' threads I can't stand.

Yup me too.

Congrats OP

I won't post specifics as you'll flame me, but I find no matter how much we save and how much we feel like we should be comfortable, there's always a nagging sense of unease. Like the market might crash, or our jobs might disappear, or someone might get sick. I think if you looked at our balance sheet you'd say I'm crazy, but I also think that unease helps motivate us to keep saving when maybe we could 'live a little'.

My husband is the same way. He has a fear of going broke even though our lives couldn't been more cush. Net worth of just over 7M and we're both not even 40 yet but he can't help but feel like we're spending too much. He's a complete rags to riches story so I understand but outsiders would think he's insane.

[Anonymous]

PP - sorry to hijack. That's really awesome OP. You guys should be proud of yourselves.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations! That is amazing and worth being proud of yourself for.

[Anonymous]

I think that's awesome. Congrats!
I secretly wish more people would announce this in real life. It gives me, as a 30 y/o, hope that it does happen to real people I know and I would love to pick their brains. Saving and investing are very foreign concepts in my family so I'm just reading and learning as much as I can now.
Kudos!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that's awesome. Congrats!
I secretly wish more people would announce this in real life. It gives me, as a 30 y/o, hope that it does happen to real people I know and I would love to pick their brains. Saving and investing are very foreign concepts in my family so I'm just reading and learning as much as I can now.
Kudos!

You can do this. My net worth was $195,000 when I was 30. Then I got married when I was 31 and the net worth took off The key is discipline and consistency, and not trying to time the market.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your not out of debt-youbstill have student loans and a mortgage.

OP said her networth is 1m, her assets are more than her debts, seems pretty awesome to me.

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Assets of $1 million and a net worth of $1 million are 2 different things. OP claimed the latter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think that's awesome. Congrats!
I secretly wish more people would announce this in real life. It gives me, as a 30 y/o, hope that it does happen to real people I know and I would love to pick their brains. Saving and investing are very foreign concepts in my family so I'm just reading and learning as much as I can now.
Kudos!

You can do this. My net worth was $195,000 when I was 30. Then I got married when I was 31 and the net worth took off The key is discipline and consistency, and not trying to time the market.

yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your not out of debt-youbstill have student loans and a mortgage.

OP said her networth is 1m, her assets are more than her debts, seems pretty awesome to me.

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Assets of $1 million and a net worth of $1 million are 2 different things. OP claimed the latter.

It's pretty clear that the poster you are responding to understands that.

[Anonymous]

Good job OP!