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re: Proposed 401k limit -- $2400 per year

Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:22 am to
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24478 posts
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:22 am to
You are making assumptions that the person does not require liquidity in the near term. Young, single people have student debt, are going back to school and need to pay tuition, are saving for a home purchase, and building an emergency fund, etc.

Anecdotally, I could easily fully fund a 401k but choose liquidity over it. I’ll always put at least the amount my company matches but excess is not the right decision for me at this moment in time.
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7021 posts
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:25 am to
From what I can tell the tax bands (which haven't been formally announced) won't help me.
Posted by Teddy Ruxpin
Member since Oct 2006
39750 posts
Posted on 10/21/17 at 10:29 am to
quote:

You are making assumptions that the person does not require liquidity in the near term. Young, single people have student debt, are going back to school and need to pay tuition, are saving for a home purchase, and building an emergency fund, etc. Anecdotally, I could easily fully fund a 401k but choose liquidity over it. I’ll always put at least the amount my company matches but excess is not the right decision for me at this moment in time.


I'm 32. He's making roughly 120k a year. Unless he paid full rate to law school or MBA, his debt load is very manageable.
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