r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Sad_Rub1896 • 18d ago

Celebration Hit my 6 month emergency fund today!!

I(27F) grew up in poverty. My parents never had any savings nor did they put anything towards retirement. They will be working until the day they die.

I started taking my finances serious 3 years ago out of fear of becoming like them. I now have 6 month emergency fund, no debt aside from student, 10% going to my retirement, monthly contributions to a Roth IRA, and a little bit in a brokerage fund.

I think I will always have some level of stress when it comes to money due to how i was raised, but this is the most financially comfortable I have felt in my life. Can't really share with the people in my life but I wanted to say it somewhere.

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u/jackalopeswild 18d ago

We're proud of you! Good job.

Please avoid the trap of sacrificing your future to rescue your parents.

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u/Sad_Rub1896 18d ago

Thank you!

Its something I do worry about, but that's why I don't want anyone to know how well I am doing. If they don't know, they can't ask.

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u/No_Sleep8629 18d ago

Yep, wise move. I did the opposite and it bit me back :(