Feeling behind financially.
Me (f26) and my coworkers are all around the same age give or take. We started chatting at work and the subject of savings came up. We all agreed to share what we have saved with no judgement. F28 has over $35k saved and just bought her first house with her husband. F27 has $26k saved but just bought a Tesla in cash. F23 has $55k saved, I only have $15k saved, still living at home and financing my car (1.5 years left at least)
I thought I was doing okay not amazing or anything but I thought I was responsible. When I talk to people my age they talk about how expensive things are and how they have no money but when actual numbers are mentioned they seem to be doing pretty well/much better than me.
I was about to move out everything is almost finalized but now I’m thinking I should stay at home and save till I reach 50k but i live with heavy indoor smokers and have severe asthma which is my reason for moving out in the first place but I’m wondering if I should suck it up get a second job and just work 24/7 till I reach my goal. Realistically I’d like to save $35k. $60-$80k would make me feel comfortable financially which I’ve never really felt. The most I ever had saved was $22k but I paid off my tuition and started from scratch having trouble reaching the 20k mark again.