The American Dream has always been pricey, but now the sticker shock is enough to make you choke on that iced coffee you’re drinking.

A new analysis from Investopedia puts the lifetime cost of “making it” in 2025 at $5,043,323. That’s nearly $600,000 more than last year and about 50 percent higher than just two years ago.

That number reflects the price of what most people still see as the milestones of success—owning a home, raising kids, paying for their college, retirement, weddings, vacations, even a couple of pets. “What most Americans deem to be reasonable financial milestones in their lives are becoming increasingly expensive, outpacing inflation, and are seemingly out of reach for many,” Investopedia’s editor-in-chief, Caleb Silver, told the New York Post.

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