https://dqydj.com/net-worth-by-age-calculator-for-the-united-states/

Out of curiosity I checked what percentile I belonged to at the age of 23 - 24. At that time I had a net worth of about 75K (55K in my bank account), all from my own hard work and a little bit of luck. Unfortunately, I had just married a woman who did not have a single ounce of financial knowledge (or even a conscience, apparently).

Prior to marriage, I had always been frugal and wise with my money. I was very independent and did not throw cash away on restaurants, gadgets, or other mindless entertainment. I saved for items I really wanted (firearms, motorcycle, kayak, climbing gear, etc.) by living well within my means every day. I had two credit cards that I paid off IN FULL every month, and used the reward points to buy myself something every year or so. At 24 I had already flipped a house (completely financed by myself), had over 10K in stocks, had a great credit score, and never paid a single cent in credit card interest or late fees in my life.

Within 2 years of marriage I was nearly broke. I was scrambling to pay my mortgage every month, my credit cards were slowly maxed out by my wife (now ex), we had a newborn baby to provide for (oops pregnancy my ass), all my stocks and investments were sold off along the way to pay for bills, and I did not even have reliable work.

My marriage and subsequent divorce put me behind by about 10 years, in only a 2 - 3 year time span. I am one of the lucky ones; remaining married any longer could have resulted in me having to declare bankruptcy or working a shit job just to keep up with debt and child support. Fortunately, I worked my ass off, planned well, and am back on top again. However, if I had a MGTOW forum like this one to learn from when I was younger, I would easily have a million in savings right now.

Marriage is the one factor that financially ruined me for a brief time period. It wasn't illness, injury, legal trouble, or some other source that knocked me off track... It was a woman. And gentlemen, AWALT. They view you as a resource, cash and prizes, nothing more. And they have no consideration or empathy for the ruin they leave in their wake.

So, men of younger generations take notice. All of your sacrifice, hard work, and potential will go down the drain if you allow a woman to distract or have power over you. Not every man has or will recover from near-financial ruin like I did... and even if they do, they will never reach the level that was once attainable for them.

GYOW. Live and work for your goals and happiness alone, not others. Or you will become one of those divorced and broken men living on a friend's futon at the age of 40, with a restraining order from your ex-wife and mountains of alimony/child support to slave away for.