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janterry

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3. I work with someone who is in Americorp

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:59 AM

Feb 2020

and makes next to nothing. She has a tiny apartment that she shares and has a 401(k).

She puts something away every other week on payday. (and, lol, she self-identifies as an anarchist

-v. nice young woman, btw

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Millennials are racking up retirement savings in Roth IRAs [View all] Zorro Feb 2020 OP

Kudos to them if they can do it but blueinredohio Feb 2020 #1

Would love to see where they were starting from. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #2

When they are starting may be more important. Midnight Writer Feb 2020 #18

"How" may have made more sense. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #19

I work with someone who is in Americorp janterry Feb 2020 #3

But how much is the "something"? llmart Feb 2020 #4

I have no idea but she already has janterry Feb 2020 #5

What are millennials 'killing' here though? ck4829 Feb 2020 #6

Just for clarity, there are an estimated 73 MILLION millennials. GeorgeGist Feb 2020 #7

Thank you for the math. That's what I was thinking. Merlot Feb 2020 #9

Am I reading this right? MissB Feb 2020 #8

The oldest millennials are 40 now. JenniferJuniper Feb 2020 #10

I read it the same way you did. llmart Feb 2020 #11

The millennials aren't the 233k 401k millionaires Zorro Feb 2020 #16

What is omitted of course. Arthur_Frain Feb 2020 #12

kinda like the dollar balance on a "win" Nature Man Feb 2020 #13

That's true of Jeff Bezos's "fortune" too Recursion Feb 2020 #17

I I have both a 401k and a Roth IRA. They are completely separate. DFW Feb 2020 #14

Is this implying that all these "rich millennials" are going to be not_the_one Feb 2020 #15