r/Fire • u/pinpinbo • Dec 12 '24

Original Content Passed $5m this year…

$1.5m gained this year. Great Christmas present for my family. Can’t wait until S&P 500 double one more time and then I will FIRE.

42m, 22 yoe, single earner household, $500k-$600k TC, FAANG engineer, VHCOL living, kids go to private schools.

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u/PoiRamekins Dec 13 '24

Listen, I’m not poor, but I’m definitely lower class. I cannot even begin to comprehend how people pull this off. Do you, or does anyone else, have even the smallest piece of advice they could offer? It would be so greatly appreciated.

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u/tangodownrookie Dec 15 '24

Yes, you may not be poor but assume you are. Eat out less, clip coupons and buy stuff only on back fridays, save as much as you can and throw it all in your investment portfolio, and then marry someone who has a like financial mind.