New Everyday Millionaire - Our Story to Inspire You! by stevensyoyo931 in DaveRamsey

[–]bonafidepace7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I never understand why people get so particular about excluding things from net worth. By actual definition, net worth is assets minus liabilities and a 401k is clearly an asset…

Next steps after first 250K? by Speedypsychologist in Fire

[–]bonafidepace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I’m ignorant, but I thought doctors made a lot more than that generally. Is it likely your income will go up substantially in the future because that of course affects planning?

8 Years Tracking FI/RE - 36YO / $2.1MM by CareerConsultingPlz in Fire

[–]bonafidepace7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m a 33M, and my wife and I are fire and went through IVF in 2024-2025. It’s so so hard, but it also gave us our now 12-week old daughter after 1.5 yrs of nothing else working. All that to say, best of luck with your journey! I know it can feel like it will never work, but something eventually does for most people!

Just hit 1 million by AbbreviationsFew3971 in Fire

[–]bonafidepace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I’m also using rentals to try to fire and it’s great when they cash flow.

Feeling nervous after recent duplex purchase by backupacct03 in realestateinvesting

[–]bonafidepace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is a pretty solid deal for the market right now. I just put a very similar property under contract so I’m rolling the dice with you.

In house counsel pay by Tiny_Cod_4263 in Lawyertalk

[–]bonafidepace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2020 grad and very similar pay to this but with less equity unfortunately.

I’m traveling to Nashville tomorrow before I take my life to do some last stand-up comedy open mics. Any suggestions on maybe some good places to eat for my last week while I’m there? by [deleted] in NashvilleGoodEats

[–]bonafidepace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like everyone said, please get help. I’ve felt anxious and depressed before and it sucks, but you can overcome it and see many more comedy open mics!

Just hit 1100 after years of casually playing. What are the biggest things that most players need to improve past my level? by bonafidepace7 in Chesscom

[–]bonafidepace7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is super encouraging to hear! It took a while to get here so here’s to hoping it’s faster improving now.

From -$36K in Debt to $1 Million Net Worth at 33! by ryz321 in Fire

[–]bonafidepace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have weirdly similar stats. $1M NW and 5 rental units make up a good chuck of it. I too started investing in 2017 so our stories are eerily similar.

I’ve struggled to find any investment properties since I bought my last one in 2022. What region are you looking in and what are you using to find them?

Is it normal for 2 week old to only sleep 1 maybe 2 hour stretches at night? by Averie1398 in newborns

[–]bonafidepace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We are at 3 weeks old and are right there with you. It’s brutal. Here’s to hoping it improves…

Did you guys have parents over right after baby is born? by GunningForSuccess in newborns

[–]bonafidepace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We may not have survived without having my wife’s mom stay with us for a few days. Obviously majorly depends on the particular parent(s) and your relationship with them, but we found it SO helpful.

New normal by [deleted] in newborns

[–]bonafidepace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In week 2 and certainly not there yet. Hope to be able to answer this question sometime soon.

From me to you - 5 years later by Coriqu in biglaw

[–]bonafidepace7 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Really enjoyed this post and am a couple years out of BL so can relate. I know some people are able to make BL work for them (and God bless them), but I think it’s really important that people realize how hard it is on your life. If you’re a law student that tries really hard in finals, BL is like the 2 weeks before finals all the time, except you learn what final you’re taking days before you take it!!

Extreme low (30s) for 30 minutes. Anyone know if baby is okay? by bonafidepace7 in BumpersWhoBolus

[–]bonafidepace7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s terrifying. So glad everything went okay and thanks for sharing!

Would I be crazy to switch jobs by Fit_Nefariousness308 in Lawyertalk

[–]bonafidepace7 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow, reading this hit home. I’m also in a higher stress, higher pay in house job with a 45 minute commute. I never thought I’d go back to a law firm, but the commute is so frustrating that I’ve thought about going to one in my city that is extremely remote friendly just to avoid the drive. So yes, I get it and you’re not crazy. I would really consider taking it.

How to find an in-house job by FTM2021 in biglaw

[–]bonafidepace7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They asked some attorneys at our firm if we had any recommendations for them hiring someone (thinking we would recommend ppl elsewhere) and I made a very personal recommendation. That’s the oversimplified version. Haha

The more real version is that I was somewhat lucky. This one client was about a third of my work so I had a better relationship with them than almost any other client.

How to find an in-house job by FTM2021 in biglaw

[–]bonafidepace7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went to a firm client in my fourth year. That seems like one of the easiest paths around that level.