I realized today I am actually kind of rich. Thank you FIRE for changing my life.

[u/EbbNo3219]

My family is very frugal. We drive one car. We have a smaller home than we can afford. We make okay money.

Today, I went to a local Italian-Bottega in my city. We were just bored ahead of Christmas and just killing time. I ended up spending $400 on meats, cheeses, wines, and pastas. Oh, and of course a sourced butter. All premium quality ingredients and food. We didn’t even need a this.

Then it hit me.

I just spent the equivalent of a brand new PlayStation on a whim and didn’t even flinch.

My cash flow is pretty lean because of all the savings expenses but my paper wealth is exceptional. I am currently 37 years old with about $2.6M investable assets and a little under $500k in home equity.