re: How much money did you have in your bank account at 24?

Probably same as I have now, haha. I had just graduated in engineering and the first 1.5 years I was traveling and training, so didn't have a place of my own. Signing bonuses for work and an insurance settlement from being hit by a car all came in. A lot worked out to make buying my first home and engagement ring very easy.

Probably 500. I was living on the beach, working retail, and finishing grad school.

Those were the days.

Not sure about bank accounts but had around 50k in assets at age 24.5. I actually finished college in the black due to paid internships/co-operative education rotations and scholarships. At that point in my life, I was making a decent salary but still living like a college student.

24?

Maybe 8k to 10k.

I graduated early after 3 years. Took about 3 years to payoff student loans. Financed a car with a decent downpayment. Bought an engagement ring.
Had money for a small downpayment on a home. Worked 2 jobs to get comfortable.

If you ask about 20-21 years old (just out of college) it was probably 1k to 3k.

I had less than $700 in my checking account at 24. Probably less than $200.

Honestly to me cash is overrated. What was always important to me was access to cash. At $24 I probably had only a few hundred dollars but had non qualified investments and lines of credit. I still believe in this concept today.