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And add in the savings of having a Las Vegas type of wedding rather than kind promoted by the typical Marital Industrial Complex, living in a good exurban school district (to avoid private school tuition) and only saving up enough for Little Johnny to go to State U rather than the best little private places that are recommended by the typical pompous high school counselor (like mine, who couldn't believe that with my perfect 36 on the Math ACT and 32 composite that I shouldn't be shooting for MIT or an Ivy League place), a couple could easily hit the critical mass target without giving up much other pleasures in life (relatively speaking.)
Figuring a discount value of 1/2 (but multiplying for 2 for a couple), this alone could mean a FIRE value of $250K.owning cars for 10 years instead of five could save the typical person more than $250,000 over a lifetime.
And add in the savings of having a Las Vegas type of wedding rather than kind promoted by the typical Marital Industrial Complex, living in a good exurban school district (to avoid private school tuition) and only saving up enough for Little Johnny to go to State U rather than the best little private places that are recommended by the typical pompous high school counselor (like mine, who couldn't believe that with my perfect 36 on the Math ACT and 32 composite that I shouldn't be shooting for MIT or an Ivy League place), a couple could easily hit the critical mass target without giving up much other pleasures in life (relatively speaking.)