'I Just Found Out About My Wife's Big Trust Fund!'

My wife and I got married last year. I’m in my mid 30s, and she’s in her early 30s. During our relationship, she shared with me that she had a trust fund that could help us with a down payment for our first home, but she didn’t know how much money was in the account.

I have never made a huge paycheck, but I’ve been an aggressive saver and investor my whole life. This year, we did our taxes together for the first time, and I found out there was $300K in the trust fund my wife mentioned. I was stunned. That’s a lot more than I anticipated. We currently put 20 to 30 percent of our income toward our savings and retirement. But knowing this new net worth, should that change?

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