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24, -$30K net worth. That post hurt
Same brotha
At 26 I had $5 to my name and a newborn
“Comparison is the thief of joy”
I'd agree, but I think it should be the foundation of gratitude. The problem is that we most often compare ourselves to those doing better than us instead of to the millions (or should I say billions?) who are worse off.
47k student loans and 3k credit card. I've paid off around 30k in loans so far but damn it's depressing
Same here
Don’t bother comparing your net worth. It’s a waste of time. Here’s the summary: somebody is going to be in a vastly better situation and somebody is going to be vastly worse. I just saved you the sadness of knowing actual numbers.
Yeah bruh! Hella student loans over here 😎
Turning 24 next month, net worth of 5k currently, would be higher if I didn’t have an obsession with cars 😅
What is net worth really. Total cash in bank - loans? For people with no property/ equity?
Yea when I was in my early 20s I was probably about 50. Then went to business school and that dropped to like 0 or less. Just turned 33 and right about 750k
I’m not -50 but nowhere near 100k. My take on it is we are all in different situations; I have a bunch of student loans and medical bills along with a not so great salary. Also live in NYC. The 100k person lives with their parents and other (crap) stuff like that which is their own choice
I had a mentor once tell me never to compare your Chapter 9 to someone’s Chapter 3. It never does you any good
35, -20k..tough life
This doesn’t seem unreasonable if someone went to business school later or did a PhD and had a low pre-grad school salary.
36 and -$450k net worth (including spouse). I feel you. Student loans can be tough.
I went to b-school. My wife went to medical school. Got another ~4 years before she makes doctor money. So our NW isn’t going to change much until then
Thanks for making me feel somewhat better OP
I am 30 and have -10k net worth!! Stop comparing! A lot of peoplr in worse situation than you!
Ignore it all...so much context is often left out...such as live with parents, or my fav I have a trust fund with monthly disbursements, and/or went to a state school, etc. all of these are positives but often left out of a net worth post. Comparing your consultant income to the national median you’ll feel better about the student loans and the ROI sky rockets over time
35 and approximately -30k€ so yay
Only those of us who come from affluent families or at least families that could have taught you how to manage money.
29 here, -$130k in the hole... Student loans and my divorce got me hurting. Aiming to be back in the black in the next 2 years
How much was the divorce? Is this legal fees or alemony?
I started in consulting at 31 with -$120k net worth following an MBA and a divorce.
That was 6 years ago (almost to the day). I think I'm worth $600k ish now without compromising my lifestyle but with a lot of financial discipline and having made good investments.
Thanks.
Started as C1 - third year Principal now.
Technically if your student loans are Federal, they're forgiven if you die. So there's that
In your mid-20s your most valuable asset is you. Don’t stress too much about net worth, you have another 40 years to work on that
What if we don't want to work for another 40 years??