re: How much did you save for retirement in 2019?

$2,600 in my 457b plan. My pension I’d have to look, probably had approximately $4,500 taken out. I think I win this thread if we are going by lowest amount

We're in the same boat. We did a restructure with a bank here in New Orleans. This was all arranged before SoFi, Commonbond, etc... really became popular and available. It's structured like a ballloon note, so that's why I'm sticking away so much cash. We currently pay $2,510 a month for the loan. More than my freaking mortgage.

If we weren't doing something overly expensive, I.e. having a nanny, I would probably refinance and let them ride. I'm just ready for them to be GONE! That $30,000 back every year will be a significant boost to my after-tax investing opportunities.

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the 18 wheeler, brain aneurism or pancreatic cancer that often finds us out of the blue.

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I know a guy who says smoking cigarettes is his retirement plan.

Counting gains over $100k.

I put in $19,000 (plus 5% match) and $6,000 catch up.

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We did a restructure with a bank here in New Orleans. This was all arranged before SoFi, Commonbond, etc... really became popular and available. It's structured like a ballloon note,

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I haven’t heard of that kind of arrangement for student loans. Is that specific to docs or attorneys?
We just moved in to our “mid term” house and our newborn is in a nursery so our expenditures are high. If we can make it another 18 months, our student loans will be manageable and our car notes will be rolling off. That will give us some more space to pay down and invest....assuming we don’t have another child. You’re right, those student loans are an albatross that keeps my family from reaching the savings rates I would like to hit at this point.

401k: $19k
401k match: $5k
Mega Roth: $27.5k
Backdoor Roth IRA: $6k
Brokerage: $45k

$36,900. Maxed Roth IRA and 401k Plus match and another $7,500 into my brokerage account.

My best year so far in terms of total dollars contributed.

25% of gross income.

That includes 401k, HSA, Roth IRA, and a savings account.

Props to everyone on here for their discipline!

Came here because I felt good about how much I saved this year and wanted to see how others did. Now I feel like a poor loser.

68k - 21k of this won't happen until 2020 (6k more BD Roth and 15k profit sharing). We also max our HSA, but can't count this because we really do spend most of this every year at this point can't call it retirement.