A 34-year-old husband and father of twin boys says he’s finally breaking free from a long-running financial pattern: buying new vehicles he couldn't afford. From 2014 to this year, he bought 11 cars, almost all with “absurd payments.” “I have always loved nice vehicles. Always thought, ‘I work hard for my money so I deserve this,'” he wrote in a recent Reddit post. “Deserve what exactly? Years of crippling debt and wasting money on depreciating ‘assets’?” Don't Miss: A Turning Point For His Family The ...

Most people would probably love to earn $400,000 a year, but those who make it often stop living like most people once the cash starts rolling in. However, one young entrepreneur is living proof that both are possible, and that anyone of any income can build wealth if they live below their means. In its Millennial Money series, CNBC profiled the success of Fares Ksebati, a 33-year-old Detroit native and son of immigrants who combined business acumen with frugality to build a small fortune that continues ...