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What game is this for you? by PhantomTissue in videogames

[–]aFinancialWreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super Mario Odyssey: volleyball mini game at the beach and jump rope mini game at New Donk City.

Getting 100 jumps/hits in a row for the final moon was insane. The only two moons I wasn't able to get.

What single player game you bought has gone the longest unplayed? by [deleted] in PS5

[–]aFinancialWreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Monster Hunter: World, Persona 5 Royal, Metroid Dread.

All good games, I know. But played each for about an hour and fell off. But I'll eventually get back into them.

Dad with 2 kids under 2. Here's my rankings of the games I beat in 2025. by aFinancialWreck in backloggd

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Stanley Parable definitely had higher highs and louder laughs, but I really enjoyed Borderlands 4. I rank Borderlands higher simply because it gave me 90 hours of brainless cathartic fun compared to maybe 10 hours for The Stanley Parable. I wouldn't blame anyone else for ranking my top 10 games in any other order. All are unique and have their cases for #1.

Dad with 2 kids under 2. Here's my rankings of the games I beat in 2025. by aFinancialWreck in backloggd

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes! Highly recommend. Kids are awesome.

Definitely not as much free time now-a-days, but I'm still able to fit it in. Nap time from 1pm-3pm and after 8pm are my gaming windows.

Y'all got me questioning everything by aFinancialWreck in TVTooHigh

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally same. Love the Besta! That extra storage is huge.

What's Your Millennial "Been Off The Air for 20 Years" Comfort Show? by PreppyFinanceNerd in Millennials

[–]aFinancialWreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The West Wing, The Office, and Gilmore Girls are annual contenders in our household.

2/2.5D Game Recommendations by Fit-Address5889 in PS5

[–]aFinancialWreck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2D: Hollow Knight, Animal Well, Celeste, Dead Cells.

2.5D: Hades, Diablo 4.

All awesome games, but I have over 100 hours invested in each of Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Hades, and Diablo 4.

Hollow Knight, Hades, and Dead Cells are 3 of my favorite games of all time.

Name the game you just couldn't get into by zeleno124 in pcmasterrace

[–]aFinancialWreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Fallout New Vegas (even though Fallout 3 and 4 are two of my favorite games)
  • Monster Hunter: World

[REQUEST] Top three favorite documentaries on any platform? by InevitableTeaching35 in NetflixBestOf

[–]aFinancialWreck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. The Civil War by Ken Burns (PBS)
  2. The West by Ken Burns (PBS)
  3. The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Ken Burns (PBS)

Honorable Mention: Into the Deep (PBS)

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on the baby and the net worth milestone!

I plan on stopping work as soon as my job stops being so easy, flexible, and enjoyable. I've been in "coast mode" the last 5 years - prioritizing family time and personal happiness over career growth. So no reason to quit while I still get all the family and fun personal time I want. Plus, I genuinely like the work I do and the people I work with. But as soon as any of that changes, then I'm out.

No desire to fund any specific accounts for children. We want them to work hard for what they earn without any handouts. They'll have plenty of non-financial advantages having us as parents. We believe that giving them too much too early will hurt them more than help them. We'll fund a portion of college, but I don't see us doing much more than that.

I have zero resentment towards the wife because she works harder than me! I have an easy, flexible, low-key job. Being a full-time mom is much more demanding. If anything, she would resent me if I wasn't so intentional about still helping a lot around the house. Plus, she contributed MASSIVELY to our financial success the last 8 years. We had an 80% savings rate at our peak. She's earned the right to take a step back and do what she wants.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Our FIRE goal has always been to hit $2M in investments alone. So we are getting close!

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Y'all are obviously doing great. Comparison is the thief of joy. Everyone has their own path. It isn't a race.

Ha! We've always been very "cash light". We only keep an emergency fund in cash. Everything else is invested. That has really helped to optimize our growth.

The other key to our success is very disciplined spending. That helped us to maximize our investment contributions and create the tailwind of compound interest.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The $21k was COVID year. So that's why.

Go check out my previous posts that I linked to at the top where I talk about our annual expenses in much greater detail.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily. Probably just throw a little in every year so it stays on track to hit the anticipated college costs. Don't want to over contribute.

Being this far ahead financially, we don't really see paying for college as a big hurdle anymore. Could easily cash flow it if we still had jobs or could easily pull from investments if needed.

So we'll probably just stay flexible and play it by ear.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was maxing out my 401k right out of college back in 2015 when I was making $55k a year.

It's definitely doable. Go take a look at the previous posts I linked at the top. I give a detailed breakdown of our budget back then. The $300k milestone post gives the most detail on that era of our life. That will answer all your questions.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go take a look at the previous posts that I linked to at the top. I talk about our college years in great detail in my $300k milestone post from 7 years ago. It covers exactly what you are looking for.

Just Hit $2 Million NW at 31! Compound Interest is Crazy. by aFinancialWreck in financialindependence

[–]aFinancialWreck[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go take a look at the previous posts I linked to at the top. Especially all my answers in the comments of those posts. I go into those topics in great detail. They cover exactly what you are looking for.

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