Started at 22 with 25$ in my pocket. FIRE here we come!

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CongratS! How old are you now and what’s your target number

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Ha- I don’t know. But I joined in July 2009.

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This is AMAZING! What was your first job out of college?

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Oh yes. Sorry. Typo. 2003.

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Buy a Bugatti and join the rest of us po folk

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Care to share strategies? All index funds or got lucky on individual stocks?

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200k as an ACD? May I ask what city and are you at an agency?

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Is your NW $5M? Or is you and your spouses NW 5M?

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You have spouses plural? 🤔

Didn’t know this app was popular in Saudi Arabia

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What’s your plan for capital gains tax on stock gains? And big congratulations…what an achievement!

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I guess haven’t planned that far.

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Love it, thanks for the inspiration!

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🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

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You inspire me

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Wow, that’s incredible! Do you still indulge in little things on the daily (eg $6 lattes, dining out, etc) or is it pretty frugal/saving aggressively?

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Ss1 I don’t do daily lattes but do indulge in things that bring us joy like dinning out, Travel etc. But we are mindful of how we spend. Instead of doing all Michelin star restaurants every time we go out. We do regular restaurants 2/3 times and maybe a fancy one lesser times. We will stay at a 3 star hotel on two vacations and a fancier vacation one time a year. And I don’t indulge in business class tickets ever. Hope that make sense?

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Great work

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How long have you been a high earner? >$150k…

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I am 41 making over 150k since 38. Spouse is 43 and has been making over 150k since 35

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This is awesome. Congrats OP

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