'We're broke. Few understand': Tech bro has $10 million net worth, refuses wife's request to go on vacation because he only has $3000 in his checking account

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Oct 3, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Money is meant to be spent, but not everybody wants to spend it the same way.

Creating and maintaining some kind of financial stability is one of the most important factors to having a decent quality of life in the world that we live in, so it follows that two people in a committed relationship should try to have similar attitudes towards this. Being with somebody is all about building something that makes things better for both of you, especially if you are married. 

One of the most common sources of disagreements between couples relates to finances, and not always because someone is spending too much money. Things can also go too far in the other direction, with people being reluctant to spend even if it makes sense to. While it is important to take care with personal finances, too much caution can sometimes not be worth the savings that it makes.

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  • One man caused controversy with this recently when he boasted about how he refused to take his wife on vacation when she asked, because he didn't have enough money in his bank accounts. At the same time, he claimed to have millions stored in a 401k.

    Although some people claimed to understand his line of thinking, many others didn't hesitate to claim that this was a bad idea and call him stingy. There is a balance to be made between spending and saving, and it is more than the money that suffers when it is not achieved.

  • 'I'll get her boba today'

    Kevin Xu @imkevinxu 401k $9.8mil Checking $3000 Savings $296 Wife - Let's go on vacation? Me - Can't, we're broke. Few understand. Checking Account Checking $3,000.12 9 hours ago Savings Account Savings $296.05 3 hours ago
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  • УБТИТ Leah Ray @Leah RayAFC Replying to @imkevinxu May this love NEVER find me
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  • TadasG @tadasged6 Replying to @imkevinxu broo treat your wife a little bit
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  • Kevin Xu ✶✶@imkevinxu i'll get her boba today
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  • James Camp X,X @JamesonCamp Replying to @imkevinxu This deeply resonates with me
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  • nic carter @nic_carter Replying to @imkevinxu Why not enjoy yourself while you have energy? You could di at 50.
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  • Sani | TimechainInde... ❤ @SaniExp Replying to @imkevinxu How low does your self-esteem have to be to constantly tell the world how much money you have in your posts and bio? And technically u own O dollars
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  • Kamikaze Cash @TradinWithMikey Replying to @imkevinxu Buy yourself a vacation that includes one of those timeshare presentations and it'll be like 20% of the normal price.
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  • Clint Fiore DM for... @ClintFiore Replying to @imkevinxu you're not managing your money and life correctly if you have a $10M net worth and are telling your wife you can't go on vacation
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  • Neel Dhingra @neelhome Replying to @imkevinxu When will you enjoy your money? when you're too old to be active? when you're de d? money is a tool for freedom, not a trophy for your grave.
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  • OC Crypto @oc_crypto Replying to @imkevinxu I get the idea but if I have 9.8m I'm taking my wife wherever the f | she wants to go and doing ANYTHING she wants to do. Always
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  • John Ennis @john_ennis_btc Replying to @imkevinxu Few understand because this is a mistake
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  • The Dividend Breeder @DividendBreeder Dude, take your wife on vacation.
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  • Austen Allred ⚫@Austen Every vacation you skip with your young children is an extra half million dollars of net worth when you're 85 years old
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  • BRICK BY BRICK @aincomeinvestor Who locks $9 million up in an 401k?
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  • STRYKER DIGITAL Bodhi- Local SEO @irentdumpsters If you live life this way you are a verified to me bl
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  • P@the_PGod Cut it all in half after your wife divorces you for not taking her on vacation.
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  • aeonvex @aeonvex LinkedIn is that way and to the right
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  • RIR, MD. @NotTheVillain Aggressively saving for retirement but choosing not to live your life while you still can is stupid.
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  • Bowtied German || @bowtiedgerman Imagine finally being a FIRE millionaire at 45 and not being able to hold a conversation with anyone because you spent your whole 20s and 30s not doing anything except pinching pennies
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  • WealthSquad Chri... ❤ @CJ_Johnson17th 401k $0 Checking $271 Savings $0 Family - Let's go on vacation? Me - Fasho Few understand
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