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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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