The older I get, I am starting to think of the 401K as a horrible retirement vehicle.
I just don't understand how people are going to retire with just their 401K savings, I think its going to be hard unless you really bank it.
Let's say for example you retire with $200K (average balance is around $60K), what can you do with it?
1% CD? $200 a month?
Reits? 4-6 percent, with potential huge losses in principal (2008-2009)
I've been working for a decade now and I am ONLY up to around $85K. My company only offers expensive mutual funds instead of ETF's, and if they didn't match me 6%, I'd hardly care to contribute.
I'm considering when I retire buying a property outside of NYC in cash from my 401K, and living frugally.
What else can you do?
For my own private savings I am up to around $400 a month passive income. $100K in a CD, and $5K in lending club. And my job offers a small pension.
How is anyone going to retire?
I'm assuming if I live frugally I will be OK. I also want to stay in the U.S.
I just don't understand how people are going to retire with just their 401K savings, I think its going to be hard unless you really bank it.
Let's say for example you retire with $200K (average balance is around $60K), what can you do with it?
1% CD? $200 a month?
Reits? 4-6 percent, with potential huge losses in principal (2008-2009)
I've been working for a decade now and I am ONLY up to around $85K. My company only offers expensive mutual funds instead of ETF's, and if they didn't match me 6%, I'd hardly care to contribute.
I'm considering when I retire buying a property outside of NYC in cash from my 401K, and living frugally.
What else can you do?
For my own private savings I am up to around $400 a month passive income. $100K in a CD, and $5K in lending club. And my job offers a small pension.
How is anyone going to retire?
I'm assuming if I live frugally I will be OK. I also want to stay in the U.S.