My wife and I are at the beginning stages of building investment wealth. We will reach financial independence before hitting the $1 million in net worth milestone, but hitting the big round number is an obtainable goal that we want to shoot for. With this post I am joining the …
Many company retirement plans offer a 401K match, and allow employees to contribute anywhere from 1% of their pay up to 75% of their pay. The match is given every week that the employee contributes. There are two ways to miss out on the company 401K match, by not contributing …
It seems that many advisers are questioning if $1 million is enough money for a comfortable retirement. At the same time, they keep selling the “necessity” of having 75-85% of your current income to retire. I think that both of these notions are incorrect for most people. For someone earning $100,000 …
When I was a teenager I needed a job while still in high school. I applied at the local KFC first because they had a help wanted sign out front. They hired me and I ended up working there for almost three years. While this was a minimum wage job, …