Reddit users want to know net worth after financial success
10 posts across 6 communities in the last 30 days; 40% from r/fatFIRE.
“Genuinely curious how others split their net worth between liquid stock investments, real estate, and private business equity. I'll kick things off. I'll kick things off. I'm 29, supporting a household of four (me, my partner, and 2 young kids), with a ~$490k net worth broken…”
“Thank you. Hope it saves you years of missing out on the best things life has to offer. [re: 37 yo M $22m net worth. Am I doing it right? Criticism welcome. AMA too why not 🤷🏻♂️]”
“This doesn’t really fit the subreddit so it will probably be taken down. Cross post to r/RichPeoplePF”
Several posts express curiosity about the net worth of individuals who have recently achieved financial independence or high income. Users frequently ask for specific numbers, implying a desire to benchmark their own progress and understand what constitutes 'success' in this context.
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“Thank you. Hope it saves you years of missing out on the best things life has to offer. [re: 37 yo M $22m net worth. Am I doing it right? Criticism welcome. AMA too why not 🤷🏻♂️]”
“Nothing wrong with using ratios when making financial decisions especially at high NWs [re: 37 yo M $22m net worth. Am I doing it right? Criticism welcome. AMA too why not 🤷🏻♂️]”
“This doesn’t really fit the subreddit so it will probably be taken down. Cross post to r/RichPeoplePF”
“I have a seven-figure income. But the first two figures are both zeros. submitted by /u/Best-Comments [link] [comments]”
“Genuinely curious how others split their net worth between liquid stock investments, real estate, and private business equity. I'll kick things off. I'll kick things off. I'm 29, supporting a household of four (me, my partner, and 2 young kids), with a ~$490k net worth broken down roughly like this: • $150k in the stock market (retirement accounts,brokerage, HSA, 529) • $175k in primary home/rental equity • $100k in family business equity • $65k in vehicles and other assets like gold”
“The real question to ask is if it will meaningfully change your quality of life. The marginal utility of increased net worth drops at some point.”
“I posted in this community 2 years ago asking for advice from early retirees. It was a great discussion. At the time I was 29 years old and my net worth was about $540k. Here is a link to that post if you’re interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/financialindependence/s/7vHGggxxzW I’ve been busy since then. I got married and had about 75k in large one-time costs this year ($35k medical bill for my wife, 20k for a new car for her to use, 20k wedding ceremony plus honeymoon). Nevertheless, my net wo”
“Full disclosure, I used AI to help organize and structure the financial information in this post. The underlying numbers and circumstances are mine, and I’ve reviewed the post for accuracy. If something looks inconsistent, feel free to point it out. I’m 39, single, have a long-term partner, no kids currently, and recently sold my IT services business to a PE-backed rollup after running it for ~10 years. I’m trying to get a reality check on two things: Am I in a position to FIRE, and how should I”
“I recently responded to a post asking folks to chime in if they make $100K or more. I do make this amount. But I was quick to mention that I have a PhD and that I was working in my field for 17 years before I started pulling in six figures.”
10 if everything goes according to the current trajectory ofc