net worth stories
Learn from and follow the career and net worth progression
of ordinary people becoming millionaires ($1M),
multi-millionaires ($2-3M) and penta-millionaires ($5M)
Insights From Thousands of
Net Worth Progressions
- Age
- Net worth
- Annual income
- Careers of various individuals
- Compositions of their net worth (taxable accounts, 401k, home, cars, real estate)
- Best and worst financial decisions
- Net worth comparisons to national averages by age
Did you know?
Age 38-42
Average age to reach $1 million in net worth from earning, saving and investing
+15 years (after graduation)
Typical time period to reach first million in net worth
+5 years
Typical time period to reach your next million (2nd million) in net worth
+2-3 years
Typical time period to reach your next million (3rd million) in net worth
1000s of net worth progressions
Example of Net Worth Stories and Data Visualizations
First $100,000 in net worth is harder than the first million!
Everyone says the first million is the hardest. Actually the first $100,000 in net worth is the hardest. Just like a snowball, starting it off is hard but once you get it rolling, the snowball (your net worth) really starts to compound faster than you think it will. We'll show you many examples of couples achieving FIRE (financial independence - retire early) with $2 million, $3 million or even $5 million earning no more than $100k from their job.
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