Why Are We Barely Breaking Even as Mid-30s Millionaires?

What is a millionaire? By definition, someone who has a million dollars or more in net worth. But what do you think of when we say “millionaire”? Are you picturing sports cars, expensive vacations, big houses? The reality is that most millionaires are people just like you and me, living in regular homes, still attending their jobs, and trying their hardest to budget. Being a millionaire doesn’t mean you’ve “made it,” but it does mean you’re on the fast track to building wealth.

Gracie is a millionaire, but she doesn’t feel like it. When she discovered financial freedom, she set an impressive goal to hit millionaire status by the time she and her husband hit their mid-30s. They worked hard, were diligent savers, and ended up hitting that goal right on time, but it came with a lot less flexibility than they had hoped. While Gracie was able to quit her job, her husband wasn’t able to, and even as he brings in a great salary, the family still is close to breaking even every month on their budget.

But Gracie isn’t doing anything wrong. She’s got a tame budget, regularly reviews her spending, and knows that something has to change if she wants to reach the life of financial freedom she had been promised. So what should she do, change her assets, completely revamp her budget, or move to a lower cost of living area to increase her monthly cash flow? Scott and Mindy give Gracie some good advice that will most likely apply to you, even if you’re not a millionaire yet.

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Episode 324

00:00 Intro
02:42 Income and Expenses
04:31 Assets and Liabilities
05:24 Millionaire by Age 35
12:20 Financial Goals
16:11 Treading Water as a Millionaire
18:38 Pivoting to Part-Time Work
22:15 Moves to Boost Financial Flexibility
27:13 Reallocating the Assets
36:15 Budgeting Red Flags
52:17 Getting Gracie Back on the Millionaire Track

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