Hello and good morning mustachian community,
I've had two major life changes occur in the last three months. First is that I started a new job. One that pays A LOT, at least compared to what I'm used to. Second is my father passed away on Valentines Day which comes with it's own bizarre complications (posted in the real estate section).
Without getting into the story of my life, that has got me to this point I'll sum it up as simply as possible. I'm 35, have a degree in economics/history, I've owned 3 small businesses, lived in 4 different countries. I've had a great life so far and plan to continue to do so. I've lived very mustachian my whole life. Mostly out of necessity. I've never made more than $15k year. I've never had savings or health insurance. We could debate the hows and whys but, we can just say that I'm an idealist and have never been carrier oriented.
Now at 35 years old I have an income of $62k per year (1099 not W2). It's a dream job and now I can start saving, investing and even have health insurance. But, I don't even know where to start! Yes, I'm putting money away for taxes, $875 each month. Which leaves me with $4,308 monthly income. My cost of living, before I started this position is about $1200/month. I've just bought a used Vibe for $13k because work requires a lot of driving. The payments are $281. Other than that, I live pretty frugally.
I would appreciate any advice you all have on how to aggressively save/invest to make up for the years I've neglected.
Thanks in advance for any ideas that come,
Jason