post-grad school and one of my coworkers at the time had asked you know just to check in on me and ask you know you

Contributing to the 401k it's a dollar-for-dollar match up to six percent and all I could think about was how that would reduce my take-home pay and how I didn't think

that that was a smart thing to do because I'm 23 and what is retirement.

But he literally forced me because he said,

Jen, this is free money that you are not doing anything with.

My husband and I are very much in sync,

and I think that's probably been my saving grace

with the way that I approach money now and

we're both very much, you know, about the freedom to do what we want, when we want, how we

want, but I'm very grateful for the fact that it hasn't always been that way.

You're listening to the Millionaires Unveiled Podcast, where you'll hear the stories and interviews of everyday millionaires.

We'll unveil their decisions, their strategies, and their current portfolio allocation.

Now to your hosts, Clark Sheffield and J.

Mattson.

Welcome back to another episode of the Millioners and Field podcast. This is

episode number 268. Just a shout out to our Australian and I guess all

of our listeners there kind of in the South Pacific just got back from a trip visiting Australia and New Zealand and

got beautiful countries definitely gain a new perspective

especially those that live in and around some of the big cities Auckland and Sydney in particular in Brisbane.

Did not visit Melbourne but did make it up to Kane so

great trip definitely gain gaining new perspective.

I know we've got quite a few listeners in those parts of the world,

...