this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2024
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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Max 401k, Roth IRA, and HSA contributions. Buy a fleshlight.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There are way too many comments in this thread for it to be okay that yours is the only one mentioning investing for retirement.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just goes to show you how few of your peers are actually saving for retirement

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

In this day and age?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Right? I’m baffled I had to scroll down this far for a mention of investing, which was my immediate answer, after reading the greentext. And it’s absolutely the thing everybody should be doing with part of their money

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I'm just thankful someone finally mentioned buying a fleshlight

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

I don't think Anon will have to worry about that one...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

And make sure you educate yourself on what colleges your kid is looking into. It sure would suck having all the 529 money get sucked into a scam school that generates debt for unexchangeable course credits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Also, if you are technically self-employed, 401k + self-employed IRA provides a lot of room for more tax benefits. If you manage to fill those, then you can always open a brokerage account to put additional savings.

Broad market index funds are a popular choice.

Eventually retire so you have time to play those video games and get sleep.