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Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Do I Still Have Time To Save for Retirement?

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Ramsey Network

Business, Careers, Investing

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by SmartVester. Connect with an investing pro for free at Ramsey Solutions.

0:11.0

Com slash invest.

0:22.0

You're listening to Ramsey everyday millionaires where we talk investing, retirement, building wealth, and outrageous generosity. David joins us in Chicago.

0:24.0

David, how can we help?

0:26.0

Hey guys, how are you?

0:27.0

Good, how are you, sir?

0:28.0

I'm doing okay.

0:30.0

I'm recently divorced and I've been left with a 401k for my employer that has 160,000 in it currently.

0:41.5

I'm also currently contributing 15% to it and I get a 3% match and I have a hyssa with $100,000 in it. I have no debt, no loans, no car payments, nothing.

0:53.2

I gross 100,000 a year.

0:55.8

After taxes, I'm bringing in 4,300 a month

0:59.7

and I have 2,800 a month and expenses so if everything's good with the kids usually I'll probably be saving anywhere between 1,000 to 1,500 a month.

1:08.5

I'm 46 years old. The goal was to have a retirement of 2 million and I also need to buy a house I'm currently renting.

1:17.0

So at my age, I don't know how feasible this is anymore, but I'm just curious, do I need to get a side hustle am I currently having an income problem now because of my age with what my goals are I don't know what to do

1:28.7

I don't hear a lot of issues okay let me run it back and make sure I didn't miss anything.

1:34.5

You got 160K and your 401k where you're doing baby step four

1:38.3

and you're contributing that.

1:39.2

You got a 3% match.

1:40.2

That's great.

1:40.9

You got 100,000 stashed away. Part of that is an

1:43.6

emergency, a fully funded emergency fund and part of it is earmarked I

1:46.8

guess for whatever you want. You're making a hundred thousand a year.

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