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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My gross HHI is $300k. 15% goes to retirement (pre-tax), 15% to savings, 5% to kids college savings.  We have a mortgage on a home that cost $390k 15 years ago, now worth ~$750k with just a few more years until it is paid off. Our house is on the “lower end” of the price range for our neighborhood. Our cars are 5-10 years old, mid range (Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Pilot). We eat out frequently, have newer iPhones, but do not buy designer clothes. We take one large domestic vacation each summer.
Our neighbors, in homes that are worth $1.25M, have similar careers, take elaborate international vacations, have expensive cars and designer clothing… I always wonder if they are not saving any money, or if my husband and I are somehow doing something wrong since we are not risky in our investments. This article tells me they are likely not saving.[/quote]

It comes down to net worth more than HHI.  People who get on the property ladder early and follow basic principals like investing everything past their emergency fund in the S&P 500 (ie. don’t time the market  based on factors like COVID or personal politics) can easily have millions in their early 40s.  Once you get the millions saved up early, interest takes over and becomes much more of a factor than HHI.   Thus people can appear to be “keeping up with the Joneses” on a lower HHI but in reality have the net worth to back it up.  It comes down to making smart but basic financial decisions early and throughout your life and not deviating based on fear.[/quote]

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