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PlanetDee

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Joining Community
« on: July 15, 2015, 04:37:53 PM »
Hello Mustachians -

I am new to the forum, but have been reading for some time now without getting involved. I wanted to introduce myself - you can call me Dee, and I live in the greater Seattle area with my husband, dog, and cat. We're both 24, and are convinced that FI is the way to go. We bought a condo at age 21, and are building up our net worth slowly but surely (just over 60k now). My husband is a student studying finance and I work as a paralegal (everyday I try not to hurl myself out a window - yes, it's that bad). I make about $50k a year and we're currently saving about 60%.

I wanted to get myself involved to help us stay on track with our financial goals, to learn from others, and to have some fun getting to know all of you. I'm happy to be here! And please, point me toward some of the best threads to check out.

Roots&Wings

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Re: Joining Community
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2015, 04:51:25 PM »
Welcome! http://forum.mrmoneymustache.com/welcome-to-the-forum/say-hi-and-introduce-yourself/ and the other 'stickied threads' are generally good places to start.

Bajadoc

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Re: Joining Community
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2015, 04:58:55 PM »
Welcome aboard. I wish I was as smart as you at your age. It took me a bit longer to wise up. No doubt financial independence will be yours. There is a lot of good info on these pages.

The_path_less_taken

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Re: Joining Community
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2015, 06:16:16 AM »
Welcome!

And as Bajadoc mentions: you are way ahead of the curve on figuring this out, and kudos for that.

As for the job...good luck. I had days where it took every ounce of integrity I had to come back to the office after lunch. Now it is mainly tolerable.

But doesn't mean I'm not still looking. Indeed.com is your friend....