It's not exactly my first post but I thought I'd tell a bit more about myself. I've learned a lot from being on this forum for the last couple of months so I also wanted to thank everyone for their honest advice. It's definitely motivated to increase my contributions to my retirement accounts.
My DW and I are both 28. We both are fortunate to have good jobs and plan on contributing $30-45k each year towards retirement. We'll probably have 2 kids, possibly as many as 4 which could delay retirement a bit.
I'm an LBYM type because I don't like to have a lot of stuff. IMO, anything that I don't frequently use or is not sentimental should be given away or thrown out. It's cliche but the best things in life aren't things.
I also like to live life looking through the windshield and not the rear view mirror. Although I don't have any long term goals I sort of subconsciously set short term goals - basically always trying to get better and learn more.
I'd like to retire at 50 and travel a lot, spend a lot of time boating but I also enjoy making money so I'd probably do some self employed work here and there. I'd love to see my nest egg grow during the my retirement years and give some to my family if they need it but give most to charity.
My DW and I are both 28. We both are fortunate to have good jobs and plan on contributing $30-45k each year towards retirement. We'll probably have 2 kids, possibly as many as 4 which could delay retirement a bit.
I'm an LBYM type because I don't like to have a lot of stuff. IMO, anything that I don't frequently use or is not sentimental should be given away or thrown out. It's cliche but the best things in life aren't things.
I also like to live life looking through the windshield and not the rear view mirror. Although I don't have any long term goals I sort of subconsciously set short term goals - basically always trying to get better and learn more.
I'd like to retire at 50 and travel a lot, spend a lot of time boating but I also enjoy making money so I'd probably do some self employed work here and there. I'd love to see my nest egg grow during the my retirement years and give some to my family if they need it but give most to charity.