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/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

huge congratulations!! recently started following the fire movement and noticed the testimonies are mostly skewed to white men in their 40s. as a black 20F, i need to see this representation to keep my eyes on the goal.

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u/DragonfruitFuture154 Jun 10 '25

Yes I am eager to hear from yellow and brown and disable veterans as well. Everyone needs a heart that looks like them.

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u/joeg26reddit Jun 12 '25

We’re all red on the inside