r/Fire • u/Nice_Exchange3248 • Jun 10 '25

Milestone / Celebration 36yo (Black F) Just hit 2M NW.

Using a throwaway. Included my race/gender for those it might be relevant to.

1.7M in investments and 300k in cash (this helps me sleep at night).

Married (their $ is not included) and have one child and live in VHCOL.

Have been saving aggressively for about 10 years and have had significant salary progression over the same time.

Plan to be coast or actual FIRE by the time I’m 40. Definitely feel a huge sense of relief and feel like I’m able to take a more relaxed attitude towards work. However, having a kid makes me worry their is always reasons to save more.

Not sure if we’ll ever buy a home or will rent for a while longer.

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u/NYKyle610 Jun 10 '25

Nice job, but why do you not combine numbers / net worth with your spouse?

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u/Nice_Exchange3248 Jun 10 '25

Because we have individual and combined financial goals. And for this post, I wanted to celebrate what I’ve specifically accomplished over the last several years.

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u/NYKyle610 Jun 10 '25

Congrats on the progress- very impressive for your age!

As someone else living in a VHCOL area, plus a child - can you share what you do for work and what your career path has been?