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14 Milestones to Celebrate on the Path to Financial Independence 

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The White Coat Investor gives you lots and lots of reasons to party as you advance in your career surpassing one financial milestone after another.

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If I had celebrated this often, I’m not sure I’d actually be financially independent, but one can certainly celebrate without breaking the bank. 

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Most of these waypoints passed us by unnoticed. That’ll happen when you stumble into financial independence like we did. Where are we now?

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Becoming Worthless

Getting back to broke, through a combination of saving, investing, paying down debt, and perhaps even home appreciation should be one of your first financial goals, and definitely one that should be celebrated.

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Buy a Home

Getting back to broke, through a combination of saving, investing, paying down debt, and perhaps even home appreciation should be one of your first financial goals, and definitely one that should be celebrated.

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Reach a Net Worth of $100K

$100K is a nice round number. I think nice round numbers should be celebrated. There aren’t very many of them.

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