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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NW of 4m sounds low to me for someone in their 50s making 250k/yr. Were you out of the workforce at some point?[/quote]

Seriously 😒 [/quote]

It is somewhat low. I’m at $5m slightly higher income but I’m a decade younger and I had a break from full time employment. [/quote]

I'm the one who posted this originally, and I'm at 4m NW at 52 with a lower HHI. But we saved early and often and then the market did the rest (both real estate market and stock market). Two incomes but together less than OP with one income.

Did OP say if she has kids? I guess that would eat into it. We have one kid. If we had no kids, our NW would be higher as would our income (I have worked part-time since our kid was born). I'm also not counting our 529 in our NW since I don't consider that "my" money, it's earmarked for someone else.

I wonder if OP is a bit of a spender, preferring to spend the bulk of discretionary income rather than save/invest in. And that's why she's looking for a high income and NW. But in that case, she should really be looking at how men spend money to ensure it matches hers. There are definitely men with high incomes or net worth but they may have gotten that way through scrupulous saving and investing, and not taking extravagant vacations or going out to eat all the time. She wouldn't enjoy that lifestyle. Likewise I know men (including my brother) who have more moderate NW and income but love spending money, and whose first instinct when they get extra cash is "what fun thing can I spend this on?"

In other words, OP should focus more on lifestyle and financial philosophy than on the bottom line. She obviously wants someone who is financially independent with discretionary income, but beyond that, I don't think the exact numbers matter that much. [/quote]

+1. We'll said.[/quote]

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