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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being born to upper-middle class parents who guided me and paid for college. (I know this isn't what you meant, but I find it helpful to remember that much or most of our financial outcomes are outside of our control.) But to answer your real question, buying a DC condo for around $100,000 in 2000, then selling it for over $300,000 in 2005. (When I bought it, I was confused as to why my mortgage payment was so much lower than the rent I'd been paying.)[/quote] This is me. I was able to save to buy my first condo in 1999 b/c I didn't have student loan debt. Sold it in 2004 years for 70% more. Used that profit (along with fiancee, who did the same) to buy our first home. Close second is contributing to 401(k) early (again, benefiting from not having student debt) and maxing as soon as possible. [/quote]
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