[sonick]

I never set financial goals for myself but have been fortunate with the job and company that really accelerated my career growth that I didn't really need to. The only thing I really had were ideas around things like cars and what I could comfortably afford. They were pretty low bars too lol.

My first one was a Miata. I've owned two. My next one is a Porsche Cayman or Boxster, not even a new one just like an early gen something around $40k. My "grail watch" was a Speedmaster Pro, which I got for like $3k pre COVID.

I am pretty content now. It's weird to be taking in $250k+ HHI yet feel like I have the oldest / least valuable cars in the garage compared to those around me even when they probably make less, but I also am happy my wife and I don't have the urge to "keep up" by having to carry on a lease or financing something newer every few years.

Content to drive my RAV4 into the ground, or trade my e82 into an early Cayman at some point.

We only upgraded from a condo to a house coz my wife wanted some outdoor space for the dogs and also coz of COVID. We were in a spacious 3 bedroom with a significant chunk paid off and plenty of cashflow. I joke with her that if we were still in the condo I would have a Porsche by now. But I don't regret the house, I really do love it.

Besides those who had parental help to buy, few in my friend group or even from high school own a sfh, so I'm pretty proud to have been able to do so with relatively minimal parental support (only a small amount on our first condo to get to 20%.) The house was entirely self funded.

+1 on the thanks for sharing Evo, $2m house on a $200k HHI is scary honestly but good on you for hanging in there. Sounds like you went all in on what you could borrow. I would not have the balls for that.