I just decided to pay off my student loans at a 13k balance and I strangely feel absolutely no different. They were at 4 % and we are in the 25% bracket, so I had no problem keeping them at such a low rate.
I am in such a different mental place than I was ~5 years ago when I discovered this site and couldn't stand the thought of the loans. It's weird reaching the saturation point of money information that so many talk about, and at 30 with a ~$330k NW, we'll never "really" have to worry about money. Sure, it'd be nice to own a house some day, but that too will come and, hopefully from the financial perspective, be just as dull as paying off those loans that started at -$78k 5 years ago.
It's crazy how quickly lifestyle changes can turn things around. I remember starting this journey 6 years ago with a negative net worth. We did everything discussed here, mostly don't spend money on stupid stuff, we have saved more money than I could have hoped for.
I originally started this post with the intent to ask the question if it was normal to be "meh" about financial milestones as that's how I've been feeling since paying the loans off(my wife is ecstatic!!), but I'm pretty sure it is normal to feel this way. I guess now this post is a big thanks to this community for providing constant solid information to help me set a solid foundation and now focus on what matters: life.