Comments on: Woo, $3 Million: Lessons Learned, Early Retirement, Family Expense Report https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-million-lessons Born To Help You Save Money Fri, 20 May 2022 07:16:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.1 By: Lily | The Frugal Gene https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108671 Fri, 20 May 2022 07:16:28 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108671 In reply to Janayn @ MyFIDiary.

You are rocking it Janayn!!! We are in the same boat too with daycare and all

]]> By: Janayn @ MyFIDiary https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108665 Sat, 16 Apr 2022 21:26:52 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108665 I’m so happy that I found your blog. Congrats on hitting $3 million and on your way to $5 million. 🙂 I totally agree that the first million is the hardest and my husband and I are currently chugging our way towards it. I also saved up money before having my daughter and it gave me so much peace of mind that made my pregnancy and parental leave much less stressful. I also gave up my side hustle right before having her and may pick up another one once we feel safe enough to put her in daycare when she’s older.

]]> By: Financial Orchid https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108653 Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:33:22 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108653 ]]> Sooo proud to consider u as one of my real frds as I got to meet u n your hub before all the covid life changer. Can’t wait until I can visit u n your beautiful family again someday. Love u Lily ❤️

]]> By: Joe https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108641 Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:30:55 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108641 Nice job reinvesting that money. I’d probably hesitate too long if I took out that much.
Mostly, I stay invested and it worked out pretty well.
Congratulations!
Yeah, I agree – babies are the worst. 😉

]]> By: Done by Forty (@Done_by_Forty) https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108639 Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:53:05 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108639 That’s an amazing milestone, Lily and I’m happy for you and the fam! Best of luck hitting the new target and I have no doubt you’ll hit it. And yay for more kiddos!

]]> By: Lily | The Frugal Gene https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108634 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 23:37:46 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108634 In reply to Mark.

Hi Mark! Nevermind the age diff, you’re our financial goal! I think a 1/5 split between house and portfolio was our dead on our target too. I don’t think we did a million a year, I think that was Mr. Market haha.

]]> By: Mark https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108633 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:29:25 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108633 loved reading this. the 3 million caught my eye. I am 67 so almost double your age. My net worth is 5 million but a million of that is the house, so 4 million. I am blown away you did a million in a year. loved comparing your expenses list to mine, and I don’t know how you do it but we spend a lot more on certain items and there is only two of us. We spend about 2k more a year in groceries. I think a lot of that has to do with eating lots of fruit which is expensive – trying to stay healthy. our total expenses added up to 61K and we don’t have a mortgage.

Congrats on the new baby

]]> By: Lily | The Frugal Gene https://thefrugalgene.com/3-million-lessons/#comment-108631 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:31:13 +0000 https://thefrugalgene.com/?p=21399#comment-108631 In reply to Janet.

Haha lots of ppl dropped off PF/twitter. Community isn’t as bustling anymore =( oh well! Yeah lets reconnect haha

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