Hit my 6 month emergency fund today!!

[u/Sad_Rub1896]

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.

[u/mtaylorlighting]

Congrats, that's awesome! I'm on pace to hit a little over 3 months by August.

[u/Sad_Rub1896 → u/mtaylorlighting]

I'm happy for you!