The Cost of the American Dream is Now Over $5 Million

According to the website, the American Dream includes eight milestones...

The amount of money it takes to live the American Dream keeps going up.

A new analysis from the financial website Investopedia found that the American Dream will now cost about $5.3 million over a lifetime. That’s up more than 4% from last year.

According to the website, the American Dream includes eight milestones…a wedding, owning a home, new cars, raising two children and sending them to college, healthcare, pets, and taking a vacation once a year.