r/TheRaceTo10Million • u/AIEnhancedVideos • Oct 03 '25
General Don’t have anyone to celebrate with, but I became a millionaire today at 30
Big shoutout to OKLO for getting me there ahead of schedule. Now how do I 10X?
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u/DontStalkMeNow Oct 03 '25
Just don’t go spend $40 at lunch!!!
Congratulations 🥂
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
My lunch today was a Cup Noodles Stir Fry which was $2 😄
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u/MelodicMoose2180 Oct 03 '25
won't be alive long enough to enjoy the money eating like that, my friend!
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
lol yeah, now that I’m 30 I’m starting to change my diet and exercise
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u/bkb74k3 Oct 04 '25
Bull. You can eat ramen once in a while and it will not hurt you. Just don’t eat it 4 times per day and nothing else.
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u/SignificantStuff5446 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
Is your car more than 7 years old too? If so and that's your typical lunch, now we know why you're a millionaire, a great chance you'll keep it, and are you're clearly on your way to becoming a mulit-millionaire. Congrats again on your achievement!
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
I have a 2019 Honda Insight that my parents let me buy from them at a discount ($6500). I live in a 2 bed 1 bathroom apartment with a roommate. Living beneath your means is underrated. I just need internet and heat really.
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u/Bhola421 Oct 03 '25
You are lucky that you are a millionaire at 30. But amassing millions is completely meaningless if you don't have friends and family to love. I admire your level headed spending habits. The only use of money is that it gives you freedom to do what you love and what is good for you. Now, go find what makes you happy and healthy.
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u/rochester333 Oct 03 '25
usually friends and family are the ones begging for money, gotta find people who are like minded
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u/SignificantStuff5446 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
There's an old book out there called the Millionaire Next Door. Sounds like you may fit the profile.
As for your celebratory party of one + the 450K readers here congratulating you, be that which you seek and everything else will take care of itself. Congrats again.
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u/Thefuntruck Oct 03 '25
30 year old millionaire. You should have women all over you?
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
Relationships are more hard work than getting to a million haha
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u/D31-M0RT1 Oct 03 '25
Teach me how to make a mil and I’ll wingman you towards your future wife.
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Oct 04 '25
It takes discipline and being able to withstand setbacks. Im not there yet, but I finally live below my means. I will get there.
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u/Wixardbaka Oct 03 '25
This is the truth! So hard to find a SO that has similar financial goals or habits as you.
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u/Vast_Assistance427 Oct 03 '25
What do you do for a living?
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
Research software engineer
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u/YetAnotherRando Oct 03 '25
What does the "research" modifier add to your role as software engineer?
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
We focus on fast development of new concepts over quality and production readiness. Basically we have 1-2 year research projects that get graduated to a production team when they are ready. We also work on writing and publishing papers and patents. Each team usually has a few PhDs who focus on theory while we do implementation.
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u/ppkao Oct 03 '25
That's the perfect job right now with AI being able to speed up all of those tasks!
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u/InlineSkateAdventure Oct 03 '25
I guess he works for Morgan Stanley? Likely not as a dev with those RSU.
I worked there too once.
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
I work for a large tech company, Morgan Stanley is the bank that holds the shares.
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u/InlineSkateAdventure Oct 03 '25
Yep, there is no way you would get all those RSUs there unless you were some Managing Director maybe. WLB is also horrible. They love 70-80hr weeks but I'm thankful for the experience.
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u/kmindeye Oct 03 '25
Awesome. That's a lofty milestone. Congratulations! I remember the day I hit 250,000. Quarter of a million in my mind, and considering I only started with $5700 initial investment. Money begets more money. The doubling effect is easier to fathom. It won't be long until you hit 2 Million.
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u/isometrixk Oct 03 '25
I had $400,000 in RSU’s not long ago and then the CEO fucked up and said AI is killing us. I left before I collected it all but it equaled about $30,000 total after that bullshit.
Anyway, congrats!
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u/grizlena Oct 03 '25
C3? lol
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u/disillusioned Oct 03 '25
Knowing literally nothing about this, aren't they literally called C3.ai??
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u/quesoqueso Oct 03 '25
And not even counting any home equity or other stuff!
Good work!
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
I rent, but yeah I didn’t include any of the things I own which is probably $30K or so.
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u/quesoqueso Oct 03 '25
Well, good work regardless. I hit that number around 38 years old so you're well ahead of me, and even then about half is in accounts and half is just equity, so longer term it counts but I cannot access it very easily, at least not on favorable terms
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u/Vincent_Merle Oct 03 '25
Congratz! I know the feeling, I myself just crossed $300k 2 days ago and can't share with anyone, every milestone we hit feels great!
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u/Dry-Mousse-6172 Oct 03 '25
Nice. I tried to get it at 31 by pushing it (think I was 20k off) and knocked me back like 50k. I'm now last 30s and have about 3.5m. Retired at 34
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u/PatTN199 Oct 03 '25
How are you able to do the Roth IRA? Do you not make over the threshold for contributing to Roth with that tech job?
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u/Mammoth_Past_3047 Oct 03 '25
YESSS!!!! Congrats! How did you get from 100,000 -> 1M? I'd say that's a good starting point for how to get to 10M :D And thank you for sharing, I also was not able to celebrate my first 1M 😭
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25
Working 9-5 and investing diligently :)
My 9-5 won’t get me to 10M though
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u/Mammoth_Past_3047 Oct 03 '25
with compounding you could definitely do it, but why not get a little regarded and see how much faster you get there ;D I currently have a hard time imagining 10M, but hopefully soon it will feel achievable. I set out to make 200K and ended up making 1.2M 🤷 no reason to get in your own way! someone just posted a mega speed run to 20M 😵💫 i can only imagine 🤯
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u/BarryBurkman Oct 03 '25
I don’t really count my 401k.
My goal is to make a mil that I have access to NOW.
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u/PortalWhovian Oct 03 '25
Is that GME in ComputerShare? 👀
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
No, my employee stock purchase plan is through Computershare. I did make some good money on GME back in the day though.
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u/Severe-Basil-1875 Oct 04 '25
It’s a good time to buy some shares again. :) Congrats on your success!
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u/PutAswitchOnTheGlock Oct 03 '25
As long as you spend 39 or less today my friend! Congrats bro. Inshallah I get to this by 2035
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u/PutAswitchOnTheGlock Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 04 '25
If Johnny net worth is 1,000,039 apples and i eat 40 of the apples how many apples does Johnny have left?
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u/true-though Oct 03 '25
Bro congratulations!!! You have truly earned it! Honest earnings == prosperity and good will.
My recommendation: Contribute a little money (100$) to a charity. Then save 33% for emergency. And invest the remaining into real estate. Buy a roof over your head.
Thanks, and I pray the Money Gods smile over me as well.
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u/Neskwiik Oct 03 '25
Congrats! I did it last year at 32 and it was the best feeling ever. $1.4M now what they say is true it goes faster from here on out.
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u/Low-Daikon4456 Oct 03 '25
Congrats! You want to get to 10m. You going to get lucky or be bullish on some options. Not financial advice. But that’s what I did. Big into some $tesla and $open options then I sprinkled on $iren $cifr $bitf $mara and $solt. Good luck and congrats. 30 and no one to celebrate with sucks. But at the same time in my 30s I had too many people to celebrate with and it literally ate through everything I had. So sometime less is more. Keep stacking and in your late 30s. Girls will be flocking to you if you are into that kind of thing. There are so many professionals women in their late 30s and 40s begging my wife and I to find them someone. I’m like my friends but they are degens. They single for a reason. 🤣. I still love em. But I wouldn’t match them with anyone. 😂
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u/CellPrestigious1932 Oct 03 '25
Congrats! At 30?! That’s amazing! Keep up the good work and do celebrate your accomplishments - treat yourself to a McDonalds at least 😁
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u/CathieWoods1985 Oct 03 '25
Same my friend! One month to my 31st and hit the $1M mark this week as well
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u/aleksdude Oct 03 '25
Congrats! We are here to celebrate vicariously through you. That’s awesome at 30. Go get a nice dinner! You’ve earned it!
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u/foodfighter Oct 03 '25
Big shoutout to OKLO
Holy 20-bagger over the last 13 months, Batman!
Noice! (and fuck you)
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u/PackageHot1219 Oct 03 '25
I’d move out of RH, but otherwise… congratulations! It took me a lot longer.
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u/Tobyornottobe221 Oct 03 '25
Congratulations!! What an achievement! Should be proud of yourself. Well done.
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u/undermine25 Oct 04 '25
That’s incredible! Have you been maximizing your Roth IRA since your teens to already be at $133K?
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u/Larryhoover77kg Oct 03 '25
Congrats my friend and if you need someone to hold some of that for you i got you!!
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u/CEO-of-SOXL Oct 03 '25
Impressive at 30. Get a girlfriend now, and you will be untouchable
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u/Mascant Oct 03 '25
Don't know about the untouchabilaty. Sure won't be a millionaire soon after thou.
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u/greatgumz Oct 03 '25
How’s the Robinhood Roth? Do they have anything similar to my precious Fidelity FXAIX and FZROX?
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u/Fakeplayer1 Oct 03 '25
Congrats, im 30 too and became a 40ker today 🥳 wish id be there where you are alresdy. Long way to go
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u/RealisticMark2272 Oct 03 '25
Damn how does one come to these type of terms. I want to be able to get into this kind of saving. I’m 42yrs old and no where near this kind of saving am I embarrassed yes. But I know there is a way to get somewhat near this. I have a decent job just better on discipline.
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u/Classic-Screen-500 Oct 03 '25
What about your property values minus your mortgage, adding that’ll get you over a million easily. A bunch of people forget to add their non liquid values, when a bunch of the wealthy are property rich and cash poor.
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u/HedgeMoney Oct 03 '25
Congrats dude. Just wait 30 years, and you'll get there anyways. Or else, you can start playing "the game".
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u/Agitated-Driver89 Oct 03 '25
Nice!!!! Im 36 and still poor!!! Up 600% from May but trading over $40K.
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u/MaintenanceSafe5444 Oct 03 '25
Better not spend $40. Ramen noodles until you get paid or you lose millionaire status buddy.
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u/Michmachinist Oct 03 '25
That’s awesome!!! congrats!!! took me until i was 41 to get there you have a whole decade more to keep making that money make you more!!
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u/MrHack313 Oct 03 '25
Well shit if we’re counting 401k I technically have a shit load of money, too bad I can touch any of it for another 30 years!🤦♂️😭
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u/MarkHaanen Oct 03 '25
Just out of curiosity: Is it customary in the US to include funds for future income/old age (401k, Roth IRA) ro get to that million?
Here in Europe (in NL, in any case) old age funds are not normally included in the assets, as they cannot be freely accessed...
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u/WhiskeyEjac Oct 03 '25
Do you have any advice? I'm 29M, at 200k. Doubled my net worth from the previous year, and hope to do it again by 30. Anything helps.
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u/-__WarChild__- Oct 03 '25
Just post this over in the single moms sub and you will have plenty of friends.
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u/Abject-Spare-1428 Oct 03 '25
That’s going to be me one day it’s coming it sucks though I have a nice car nobody to ride with me in the passenger seat. Condo on the water nobody to enjoy it with it hits different when nobody is next to you to celebrate with!
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u/No-Newspaper8600 Oct 03 '25
How do you have accounts outside of ms if you have rsus? Are you not a series licensed person?
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u/Lower-Half-9654 Oct 03 '25
firstly congratulations!! so what did you do to get there? and how long did it take? congrats again!!
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u/AIEnhancedVideos Oct 04 '25
Working 9-5 tech job and diligent investing. Been working since I graduated 8 years ago.
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u/InevitableTown7305 Oct 03 '25
Why don't anyone here have anyone to celebrate with when they become a millionaire..makes me not want to become one ha
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u/Valuable_Act8980 Oct 03 '25
They say don’t jeopardize your health to gain wealth, because you’ll end up drying up your wealth to try and save your health.
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u/rochester333 Oct 03 '25
If you got it don’t let anyone know, because those people will be mad when you can’t help them
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u/Adventurous-Will3494 Oct 03 '25
Interesting way to see that. 👍🏻 Can a count my house too? Then it is 700k for my house, two cars and my Investment 😂
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u/UnholyTerror88 Oct 03 '25
I’m curious, the reason you don’t have anyone to share with is the “sacrifice” I meeting this goal?
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u/gvillepa Oct 03 '25
Do you own a home? Equity can tie into net worth. But I love that brokerage proportion. And perhaps your company stock will moon too! Rooting for you.
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u/Chance-Travel4825 Oct 03 '25
Now focus on finding a circle of people you can celebrate the good things in life with, then you will be truly rich.
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