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We are shopping for a home to upgrade to, primarily for AA purposes (reducing 95 percent equities position) and for a retirement project for me.
Problem is, my wife is uneasy about exposing our wealth to prying friends and family as our wealth is very stealth and well-concealed for the most part. I really don't care but she has sensitivities and feel her friends and family relationships might change if they find out we are truly FI as most of them are not. She has hinted that I recently inherited half of the proceeds of my parents' home but the truth is, we lived below our means and have been saving mostly in low expense ratio SP500-funds for the past 30+ years compounding tremendously along the way. Anyone with a decent wage who would have done this would probably also be surprised how close they are or how far they exceeded FI. It's not magic, it is just adherence to Bob Brinker's and John Bogle's methods of savings.
That said, I told her to just chill and accept the fact they will know we are FI and leave it at that. Not sure what I can do for her at this point but she values these relationships and does not want them to change.
Problem is, my wife is uneasy about exposing our wealth to prying friends and family as our wealth is very stealth and well-concealed for the most part. I really don't care but she has sensitivities and feel her friends and family relationships might change if they find out we are truly FI as most of them are not. She has hinted that I recently inherited half of the proceeds of my parents' home but the truth is, we lived below our means and have been saving mostly in low expense ratio SP500-funds for the past 30+ years compounding tremendously along the way. Anyone with a decent wage who would have done this would probably also be surprised how close they are or how far they exceeded FI. It's not magic, it is just adherence to Bob Brinker's and John Bogle's methods of savings.
That said, I told her to just chill and accept the fact they will know we are FI and leave it at that. Not sure what I can do for her at this point but she values these relationships and does not want them to change.