re: Here's how much money you should have saved at every age

This is directed at people with white collar jobs, not people who make $10/hour. Like all retirement advice.

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you're assuming the average person has a white collar job with a 401k match lol thats nice

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Don't try to crawfish and backtrack.

I didn't say the average person. I was answering the specific scenario *you* citied. And most people at the income level you meationed have some kind of 401k employer contribution. And even if they didn't, you didn't say the average person either. You flat out said it was impossible to reach those limits without sacrificing your social life.

And the math works out no matter what income level you are speaking of. As long as you are saving at least 10% of your check, you will attain every single one of these benchmarks you say is impossible regardless of your income level.

Especially as they clearly state this isn't just investment, even payments on a house qualifies.

And I repeat, if you aren't saving at least 10% of your check, you have serious cash flow issues. You are obviously spending to "keep up with the Jonses." The people who I see not saving at least 10% aren't for the sake of a social life. It's for a new car every few years and an apartment with fancy electronics.