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re: What’s your employer’s 401K match?

Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:59 am to
Posted by bamabkj
Member since Dec 2015
733 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 8:59 am to
6% of your pay goes in they match 3%
50 cents to your dollar

I put 10% of pay in.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15625 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:16 am to
20% up to 5%
Posted by pochejp
Gonzales, Louisiana
Member since Jan 2007
8028 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:22 am to
50% up to 6%
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
36312 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:22 am to
50% up to 4%, which isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing. My wife gets 80% up to 5%.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
36611 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:31 am to
Dollar for dollar upto 4% and then they put 8% in at the end of the year as a bonus.

So in the end if I put in 4%, they will out in 12%. It's why I chose this plant over others.
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
36611 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:36 am to
quote:

Anyone that says put as much as you can into your 401(k) and nothing else doesn't know what they are talking about.

Just like people who say put 20% down on a house payment when interest rates are super low.


That is true, but for many of us, we can not qualify for Roth's and many other things due to income levels so it's either 401k or IRA as primary. Always great how as a country we punish those that are successful, but not ultra successful and reward those that are complete failures.

Would seem to me as a country we would want everyone to do a Roth, so they pay the taxes now and save for retirement instead of living on the government.
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40212 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:42 am to
quote:

Anyone that says put as much as you can into your 401(k) and nothing else doesn't know what they are talking about.


35 years of maxed out 401k contributions comes out to over 2 million by the time you’re at retirement age. That’s better than 99% of people. That’s also assuming no match.


What would you do instead?
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 9:45 am
Posted by Big Chipper
Charlotte, NC
Member since Sep 2008
2931 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:44 am to
100% match for up to 6% I put in. They add an extra 1%, so it's 100% match for 7%, I only put in 6%.

Up 21.9% YTD...thanks OMB!
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 9:47 am
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
32702 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 9:45 am to
350%
Posted by tuan85lsu
ATX
Member since Apr 2006
7959 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 10:08 am to
$0.50 for every dollar on the first 5% of our contribution.
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
5999 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 10:28 am to
5% free upfront, another 3% tit for tat.
Posted by BrohemAlem11
Ratchet City, LA
Member since Oct 2014
13264 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 10:45 am to
4%
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
4887 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 10:47 am to
100% for the first 1%, then 50% for the next 5%; so 3.5% total.

There is also a pension for employees with my age/years of service and up. The younger/newer ones who missed the pension cut-off get an extra 3% of 401K match. The extra match can be a better deal because of portability.
Posted by NorthGwinnettTiger
Member since Jun 2006
52954 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 11:44 am to
100% on the first 3%
50% on the next 2%
Fully vested after 3 years
Max dollar contribution is $19k per year
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
43903 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 11:59 am to
quote:

Unfortunately, they did not live to see retirement. Don’t put put all of your money toward retirement and forget to live today.



This may be the worst advice I've ever seen on the OT and that's saying something. Don't save your money for retirement, because you might get hit by a bus tomorrow!

Contrast that with one of my older coworkers. His favorite thing to say is, "If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."

I put 20% in my 401K and my employer matches up to 5%. I also max my health savings plan. Nice having two tax free savings plans.
Posted by JOHNN
Prairieville
Member since Nov 2008
4431 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 12:36 pm to
Starts at 7% up to 10%, matching 100%
Posted by ShermanTxTiger
Broussard, La
Member since Oct 2007
11309 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 12:40 pm to
5%- If you max contribute. Higher if you don't. It is a flat rate.

A full pension at 62. I am bailing at 58 with a 75% pension.
This post was edited on 12/10/19 at 12:43 pm
Posted by fillmoregandt
OTM
Member since Nov 2009
14368 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 12:53 pm to
Matches the first 5% contributed (so if I put in 8% they match up to 5)
Plus an additional 2% of salary
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
73540 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 12:57 pm to
100% up to 3% 50% up to 5%
Posted by AboveGroundPool
the basin
Member since Aug 2010
3787 posts
Posted on 12/10/19 at 1:01 pm to
they just give us 10% of salary, straight up.
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