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Feeling like a failure this season
I'm 38 and feeling like a loser. Over the past 3 years I tried to build my own startup and burned through $100K of personal savings. Before that I worked at consulting jobs and saved up a bunch of money then quit to mope around for 6 months at a time before starting a new gig. At this point I "only" have $200K and retirement seems another brutal 25 years away. Financial advisors say you need 2M to retire in the US - I just don't feel like I can reach that amount.
I know I'm better off than a lot of people and I can still do consulting, but I just feel like I've wasted my time trying to build a company instead of just building a nest egg.
- elliott34 13y agodo you have kids
- failedbyfear 13y agono kids, but I want to start a family. It seems like it would be hard to save for retirement and raise kids.
- Pr0ducer 13y ago38 and 200K? I'd be happy if I were you.
- failedbyfear 13y agoWhen I was 35 I had 300K and was earning six figures. If I had just stayed put my net worth would be 500K.