Officially reached $100,000 net worth last week at age 28! 90% of that is liquid, 10% is car value. I also officially became debt free in May.
It's been a long slog: graduated in 2008 just in time for the Great Recession. I hade $6,000 in student debt, a retail job that paid $7.50/hr, and a BFA (no regrets there, though!). After that, I worked two more low paying jobs and had two bouts of unemployment before taking a huge risk at a start up in another city. No medical emergencies, but I did have to replace my paid-off car when it was stolen four years ago. Today, I have a rewarding job that allows me to use my degree (design) with great benefits and much better pay ($62K). Couldn't have done it without my parents always cheerleading for me (with encouraging words, no EOC

Thanks everyone!