About a 20 % in cash majority of that is in business accounts for for cash flow. About ten per cent is in our retirement accounts, and then about 20 percent is in real estate. The biggest two aspects were targeting debt aggressively and then business ownership. We chose early on to basically live on one of our incomes while throwing the rest at student loans. And then being business owners has made the biggest difference with the rest of growing our net worth.
This dual couple veterinarians, 7.5 years out of training, have a $2-4 million net worth depending on how you value their practice. They attributed their success to targeting debt aggressively and buying a practice. This couple has been able to get their income up but many would not consider veterinarians high income earners. Veterinarians share many of the same financial and life challenges faced by other medical professionals. And financial independence is still possible. https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/financial-independence-on-a-low-income/
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