re: What are your realistic 5 year financial goals?

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I have absolutely no clue how so many people on this board are on pace of saving 150k by 28. Are yall starting jobs at 70k+? Have to be I guess.........

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all that $150k isn't from you if you are talking about 401k...

when I was single I was putting in 18% with a 6% match in my 401k

I can't do that now, but when I was single, I didn't have that many expenses. But of course all that got wiped out in 2008/2009

as for having $30k in an emergency fund, that should be that hard for a single person or a married couple with no kids to do in 5 years if they are smart