Welcome to Radical Personal Finance, a show dedicated providing you with the knowledge, skills, insight,

and encouragement you need to live a rich and meaningful life now,

while building a plan for financial freedom in 10 years or less.

My name is Joshua Sheets, I am your host and today I hope to give you a little insight and a little bit of encouragement.

But we begin with the bad news.

CBS News, quote, the American Dream costs far more than most people will earn over their lifetime.

The American Dream costs about 3.4 million dollars to achieve over the course of a lifetime,

from getting married to saving for retirement

according to a recent analysis from financial site Investopedia.

Meanwhile median lifetime earnings for the typical US workers stand at 1.7

million dollars earlier research from the Georgetown University has found.

Such figures underline the financial pressures that many families face trying to afford a middle-class

life as expenses like child care, college tuition, and buying a home continue

to climb.

The Investopedia analysis tallies the average cost of achieving other aspects traditionally

associated with the American Dream, such as owning a house and raising two children to age 18.

Another analysis from USA Today found that funding the American Dream costs about $130,000 a year for a family of four.

Median household income stands at about $74,450

according to the Census Bureau.

Article goes on for a few more paragraphs,

but we hear about some of the expenses, etc.

But this article sparked my thinking.

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