DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE plummets to under 10,000!!

[Nismo]

Im a UI/Applications Engineer for BBDO Atlanta (Omnicom umbrella company)
No... i have a G.E.D.
Im also a convicted felon (due for expungement next year)
I live in an apartment and dont plan to buy a house until the market hits the bottom.(no point losing money) My rent is 850.00 a month.
I pay for everything, including my wife's education, gas, etc.
I have been vesting my 401k in Omnicom since 2001, they match .50 to my dollar.
I make 85,000 a year + bonuses (I only see 2600.00 /2 weeks of it due to taxes and my bennies)
I have virtually no debt. and almost done /w car payment.
I have full benefits, empire blue cross blue shield, metlife dental, eyemed vision, 13 holidays, 5 personal days, 5 sick days and 10 vacation days out of the year.

So yea, i can afford a beamer + 200,000 house + whatever i want off my salary however i've grown up from trying to be the "cool" guy with the best car and such. My last car was a 1996 VR4 and was a complete money sink. I wont do it again.

and the guy is right, I wont be able to retire "rich" at 35. however i will be financially independant at around 40,000 a yr. I wont stop investing in the market until it hits 80-100 a year.

Damn. Just shut down 3/4th of the people on this site that are on your case. lol. POW take that Kyle.

[rrutter81]

Damn. Just shut down 3/4th of the people on this site that are on your case. lol. POW take that Kyle.

u get used to it.

too many kids make assumptions and eat their words.

[Kyle]

Damn. Just shut down 3/4th of the people on this site that are on your case. lol. POW take that Kyle.

Take that?

I'm far from jealous about any of that.

1. He can't spell bimmer.
2. 80/year and being "financially stable" doesn't make you rich at all.

In short, pretty much what I thought, not rich, nothing to be jealous of.

u get used to it.

too many kids make assumptions and eat their words.

My assumption was absolutely correct. You aren't rich and nothing you have am I even near jealous of. I'd rather retire rich at 50 then well off at 35.

If thats what you want, great. But you aren't big money, know that, but yes you do have your things together esp. compared to other people on this board.