It’s pretty crazy to think about how far I’ve come, since it was exactly 10 years ago I started making major moves for FIRE. Back then I was stuck in a dead-end job, had a bad relationship, and was living in my parents basement. I decided around that birthday I was going to go back to school and get a masters degree to jumpstart a career change.
That choice led me to my current job that I’ve been at for roughly 9 years, am happily married to someone who respects me, have my own house and dog, have been able to travel to multiple countries, and have increased my net worth by roughly $750k.
For anyone in their mid-20s who thinks getting ahead in life is impossible and is feeling hopeless. I am living proof that it’s not. A decade can change absolutely everything so long as you can work up the courage to jump out of a bad situation.
Happy (belated) birthday. Nice progress, both life and monetarily!
I’m a little older, I think, but a decade ago I was a year or two into a big career move and freshly married with a pretty modest nest egg. Fast forward and we’ve now got two kids and a house of our own. The career move really paid off in the last 5 years, our net worth has done things I hadn’t really even aspired to. I think my 40s will be a nice time to kick back and relax.
It’s both my birthday and spreadsheet day!
It’s pretty crazy to think about how far I’ve come, since it was exactly 10 years ago I started making major moves for FIRE. Back then I was stuck in a dead-end job, had a bad relationship, and was living in my parents basement. I decided around that birthday I was going to go back to school and get a masters degree to jumpstart a career change.
That choice led me to my current job that I’ve been at for roughly 9 years, am happily married to someone who respects me, have my own house and dog, have been able to travel to multiple countries, and have increased my net worth by roughly $750k.
For anyone in their mid-20s who thinks getting ahead in life is impossible and is feeling hopeless. I am living proof that it’s not. A decade can change absolutely everything so long as you can work up the courage to jump out of a bad situation.
Happy (belated) birthday. Nice progress, both life and monetarily!
I’m a little older, I think, but a decade ago I was a year or two into a big career move and freshly married with a pretty modest nest egg. Fast forward and we’ve now got two kids and a house of our own. The career move really paid off in the last 5 years, our net worth has done things I hadn’t really even aspired to. I think my 40s will be a nice time to kick back and relax.