[Post 930] We Make $263K A Year In California — And Saved Nearly $500K In Our 20s

Summary

At just 30 and 27 years old, Quinn and Brittney Sturgis, a married couple serving in the Air Force, are on track to retire in their early 40s — if they choose to. Both officers are stationed at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, earning just over $263,000 in combined salary and paid military benefits, with roughly a quarter of it automatically stashed in investment accounts.

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money.