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Originally Posted by accountingsucks
Anyone else depressed with all the salaries posted here? I thought the median household salary is somethin like 60K....lol. Of course people making 200K+ can FIRE early. I think only myself and one other person posted a salary under 100K...I guess we are both gonna have to work forever...........
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Age 21 fresh out of college: 1966, salary 8100/yr., no student debt.
Age 49 was layed off: 1993, his and her salary combined 90k/yr, total net worth maybe 350k.
Long story - but the principles never change.
Low cost investing, diversify, time in the market and live below your means.
De Gaul, the Norwegian widow and mastering the fine art of being a really, really cheap bastard - at least until you have the first ten years of retirement under your belt.
heh heh heh - :  .  , 8).
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