[Aemi]

FOR ME: Buying my house in July of 2019 and fully renovating it. Trade school was a close second.

AND YOU?

[Michael]

Buying my house right before my town blew up.

[Jennifer]

My condo. Its nothing fancy and just a 1 bed 1 bath. But it’s in a great location and I’ve renovated the whole thing. It’s beautiful. I bought it on a short sale during a down time in the market.

It has allowed me to live well below my means and not fall victim to the rent gauging in my area.

I can sell it to upgrade or rent it out as an income stream if I choose.

[Bill]

House down the shore. I can retire every weekend, then get back to work on Monday, relaxed and refreshed.

[Steve]

My education and marrying my wife.

[Brendon]

Marrying my wife.

[Carrie]

Buying a bunch of Apple and Amazon stock over 20 years ago, then Google.

[Tim]

Marrying my wife. 20-year anniversary next month!

[Brian]

My recovery. 12+ years free from heroin addiction. None of this monetary and materialistic shit I have even comes close. I’m on borrowed time and all of that is simply a nice bonus.

Useful: How possible it is that investing in low cost index funds can be impacted by a “bubble” crisis and that everyone here loses its investments?

[Tatiana]

One way ticket to the USA ..

[Kevin]

Don’t buy TSLA they said. It’s a failed growth story they said…..

[Christophe]

Hands down my wife and children, no close second.

[Rosl]

Becoming a psychiatrist lol. Salary just jumped from 69k a year as a resident to 325k.

Then again I’m 34 and have 200k of debt, no house, and almost zero retirement money so it’s not quite as glamorous as people think it is. I plan on investing 100k a year and living off 75k a year now though so it should work out well over the next few decades. I plan on investing 80% into an s&p500 index fund, 10% international, and 10% risky stuff and then 10 yrs before retirement, adding 5 yrs of expenses worth of bonds. I see no reason to invest in bonds before that as market downturns have zero effect on me until I start withdrawing in like 30 yrs and am not one to panic sell at the worst times.

Don’t miss: Investment advice – Is it unrealistic to expect a 0 gain over 2 years?

[Lise]

Personal development courses that helped me discover/break through my limiting beliefs so I could see myself as worthy of more in all areas of life.

[Aaron]

I would venture to guess the vast majority of people in this group never made some great investment in their lives, just consistent and not panicking will do.

[Joshua]

Bought a duplex in 2004 and lived there for a couple years. It’s made money every single year since I bought it. Now its worth 5X what I bought it for and still a cash flow asset. It has made almost as much as my entire career all on its own.

[Alexandra]

Centering myself and fortifying my happiness so that it can’t be taken away by outside circumstances – the money and materials are a bonus but not the source.

[Don]

My master’s degree… sold my paid car, took my life savings and a little money my grandmother left me and paid for that degree overseas.

That led to getting a good international job and when I finally came home 4 years later my job paid 5x what I originally earned out of school thanks to the degree and professional experience.

[Author]

Posts