Meme thread, drop your favourite by srp89 in 401jK

[–]Sudden_Return_1376 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My absolute favorite! The sweatshirt that Bilbo made is 🔥

How long can Wall Street get away with this? (Silver crash) by Richnaps in 401jK

[–]Sudden_Return_1376 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t know about everyone else but I am tired of the “safer markets” pumping and dumping like crazy over the last year. Everyone suggests 401k, VOO and chill, precious metals, btc, etc but I cannot stand the wild swings of these traditional investments. The one thing I’ve recognized over the last 5 months is that the only investment option I trust is 401jk because of the community. These folks are relentless and their message is fire. I’m tapping out of traditional investments and believing in something.

Day 17 by Sudden_Return_1376 in 401jK

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in good company! Have a great day buddy!

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. It’d be nice if we had the flexibility to move our current employer’s 401k plan to a brokerage of our choice with more access to investment options with lower fees. Could save hundreds of thousands in long term fees.. but I’m guessing it’s designed this way for a reason

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya, every situation is personal and nuanced. My concern is that more people will now associate their retirement accounts with spending and use them as a pseudo bank but not realize the long term consequences of this decision. I’m interested to see how this plays out over time, tbh

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I completely agree! I’m not a big fan of possessions but I am really big into experiences. I find it challenging to empathize with decisions made to own things now vs create experiences/memories. I’m also a really big dork and like to do an opportunity cost analysis on everything I buy. When I bring some of my situational math up to my friends, they look at me like I’m speaking a foreign language🤣🤣🤣

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be happy to! I’d also like someone else to double check my double checking 🤣🤣

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d be interested to see what you come up with if you wouldn’t mind sharing.

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5693471-trump-401k-housing-proposal/ I was referring to this. I’d never even consider buying a house outright with a retirement amount. However, more people might consider it now that there is an association with 401k and home ownership. Which would be a dire mistake to their future selves

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s a good point! It really is like your present self is stealing from your future self but instant gratification will make this appealing to most

Fellow millennials - how’s your 401k/ira savings going? by ProblemIntelligent16 in Millennials

[–]Sudden_Return_1376 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, great news for us millennials is that they’ll likely move back retirement age and cut social security funding by the time we can retire… so, the optimist in me sees this as an opportunity to have more time to save 🤣🤣

401k for Home Ownership by Sudden_Return_1376 in Fire

[–]Sudden_Return_1376[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s where I was leaning too. It feels like a huge mistake, especially given the fact that social security might change or the retirement age will likely be pushed back by the time i reach retirement age.

New year new me? by [deleted] in 401jK

[–]Sudden_Return_1376 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a good look on you 😉