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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I met in law school.  He was from another country so I was unaware that he come from significant money till about a year into the relationship.  He came to the US to prove himself, he did it with done financial backing but was highly motivated to succeed.  We became a "team" as we call it and almost 20 years later still are.

Out if school I had insane student loan debt.  We decided together our objective was to get out of debt,  we paid off my 6 figure loans in 5 years.  We had one used car for 15 years, paid it off in 3. We walked or metroed everywhere else. We put 50% down on our first house.  When we sold it, we put 50% on our second house.  For us it is a joint philosophy we are very debt averse. We have no credit card debt.  We do not make large over $500 purchases without consulting the other, etc.  we try to be mega savers but we also agree paying for quality is worth the extra $$$.

I didn't imagine we would financially be in this position today.  We were both BIGLAW girl over 10 years, and i left to SAH and have no regrets.  It was a joint decision my DH fully supports. We do not keep up with the joneses so to the outside eye it isn't obvious we are worth over 8 figures.  as a mindset, it definitely is calming to know if I wanted to buy the more expensive cheese at the store or if my children needed some special tutoring I can pay for it.  But I don't overindulge myself or them.

OP, I think you can make yourself financially secure but you must decide what exactly that means.  Being worth 7+ figures doesn't always mean bliss and happiness.  My BFF is a preschool teacher making $35,000 and living in an apartment driving a 10 year old car, she's very happy and feels financially secure for herself.  She also has her health, something money can't always buy.  My family had a horrible 2013 health wise, I would have paid $$$$$$ to have our health back.

Good luck.[/quote]

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