By that point, I had saved about $900,000, enough to give myself some breathing room, and quit a job that I hated in software development. Courtney, a rocket scientist, joined me in throwing off the bonds of a 9-to-5 in 2017, and we hit the road. At 42, I’m a self-made millionaire. Looking back, that decision to downsize was one of the key reasons why I was able to build wealth.
