Since I don't really have many people to talk about this stuff with (money talk makes things weird sometimes), figured I'd share here and do some thinking out loud. I'm 28, no kids, work in software development
Little bit of background – my family didn't have much money when I was growing up and my parents would stress about finances constantly. That really stuck with me and made me want to be different with my own money situation. I've always been someone who likes tracking data and watching progress bars fill up, probably from all the gaming I did as a kid
Been putting away around 75% of what I make each year since I started working. Got my first real job after finishing my computer science degree, then jumped to another company after couple years for better pay
Here's how everything breaks down right now:
**What I own:**
* Real estate: $615k
* Investment accounts: $485k
* Retirement fund: $195k
* Roth account: $61k
* Emergency cash: $25k
* Vehicle: $15k (yeah I know cars aren't really assets but including it since I have loan on it)
Total: $1,396k
**What I owe:**
* House loan: $351k
* Car payment: $9k (it's 0% interest so just doing minimums)
* Credit cards: $6k (pay these off monthly except one 0% promo balance)
Total debt: $366k
**Final number: $1.03M**
If I don't count the house and car, my liquid stuff is sitting at around $766k. Thinking I can probably hit $1M in just liquid assets by next year if market doesn't go crazy
Been updating my spreadsheet every few months and it's pretty cool seeing the trend line go up consistently. Working in tech definitely helps with the income side but the saving rate is what really makes difference I think
Hit the million dollar mark in net worth after few years of tracking everything
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Posted by OutsideAd6796
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nah the real flex is tracking in spreadsheet every few months, that dedication hits different
and 75% savings rate at 28? damn