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Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Should I Work For a Company Without a 401(k) Match?

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Investing

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Listen to how ordinary people built extraordinary wealth - and how you can too. You’ll learn how millionaires live on less than they make, avoid debt, invest, are disciplined and responsible! Featuring hosts from the Ramsey Network: Dave Ramsey, Ken Coleman, Rachel Cruze, John Delony, and George Kamel.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Ramsey everyday millionaires, where we talk retirement, building wealth,

0:10.5

and outrageous generosity.

0:13.9

Danny is in Minneapolis.

0:15.5

What's up, Danny?

0:16.5

Hi, how are you guys?

0:19.0

Doing great.

0:20.0

How can we help?

0:21.0

So, I'm currently reading the book Everyday Millionaires, and it sounds like a lot of these

0:27.0

millionaires have built their wealth by contributing to their company's 401K plan.

0:32.4

Correct, 79%.

0:33.8

Yes, and I just received a job offer from a company who states that they have a wide

0:42.0

variety of investment options available through the company's 401K plan, but they don't

0:48.4

have a match.

0:49.7

However, they have an ESOP, which is the company contribution of stock annually to my personal

0:57.2

ESOP account, and they state that this ESOP will, if more valuable, over time, the longer

1:04.1

I'm with the company.

1:05.1

So, I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on having the company having ESOP instead

1:09.9

of a 401K match if I should look into that more before accepting the job offer.

1:15.5

Well, I wouldn't decline the offer because there's no match.

1:19.2

You can still become a millionaire through your 401K with a 0% match.

1:23.0

That's okay.

1:24.0

The match is fun.

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