<prompt> Human: Ill be going from around 40kyear to a six figure income within 2-4 years as an air traffic controller. My girlfriend will be a registered dietician by then and we do plan to marry within the next few years. She will do well maybe in the 40-60k range. We are both in our early-mid 20s and I want to make the right financial decisions. My federal retirement and benefits are great but I do not want want to live beyond our means Im the son of a physician who did just that, so Ive seen the repercussions. How would you go about handling the pay increase between both of us? Just sock money away in savings? We both have vehicles from 2008 that we plan on keeping a long time. No debt. Our only big purchase will be a house wherever I am relocated to.  <response>: Air traffic control is one of those things that will be automated like self driving cars. Go to school and get a diversified education to decrease risk of unemployment.Make sure to take regular vacations to unwind.Youre not going to be financially constrained anymore, look into ways to save time, by delegating the task, by automation, by cutting dumb routines. Unless you love mowing the lawn, hire someone to do it for you. Time is your most precious resource now, use it on the things you love to do.Do not oversave. Calculate how much youd be comfortable retiring on and save to hit that goal. Then spend money on things that will increase your happiness until you hit a point of diminishing return where spending more isnt helping. THEN stash the excess. 