They Want to Cut Their Income By 50%… Is It Possible?

Luis (28) and Kori (28) earn over $200,000 combined, with twins arriving in October and $151,000 already invested. But a 72-month car loan they thought was 60 months, an emergency fund running $15,000 short, and three months of unpaid maternity leave on the horizon mean the plan they built for two needs some serious work before life gets messy.

Brian Preston and Bo Hanson help them build a "messy middle" roadmap from now through October and all the way to financial independence at 60, walking through how their numbers can grow even after dropping to one income in their mid-30s.

Timestamps
0:00 Meet Luis and Kori: Twins on the Way
2:30 Their Backgrounds and Financial Upbringings
4:43 The Net Worth Reveal
7:19 Their Financial Questions and the Car Situation
14:35 Emergency Fund and Savings Breakdown
20:35 Their Goals and Questions
24:25 Long-Term Financial Independence Goals
36:51 Embracing the Messy Middle
39:40 House, School District, and Impulsive Tendencies
42:25 Life Insurance, Estate Planning, and our New Parent Guide
44:54 Mortgage Prepayment and the Budget Reorg
48:26 Post-Session Analysis: Building the Plan
51:06 Emergency Fund: The First Priority
53:17 The Car: Getting Under 20/3/8
54:55 Dual Income to One Income to Financial Independence

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