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🗓️ 17 July 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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"We are on track to be liquid millionaires in 1 year at ages 38 and 37. Can we reduce our retirement savings down to 20% (not maxing out 401k's), and save 2% into 529's?"
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0:00.0 | We do have a question coming out from Kelly next. It says we are on track to be liquid millionaires in one year at ages 38 and 37, which is super exciting. |
0:17.0 | Congrats. Can we reduce our retirement savings down to 20% so not maxing out our 401k's and save 2% into 529s. |
0:28.2 | So reduced to 20% in order to save to 529. |
0:33.7 | Yes, and that would be not maxing out the 401ks. |
0:35.8 | Well, so here's the answer, Kelly. |
0:39.1 | It depends. |
0:40.0 | I don't know. |
0:41.7 | Here's the thing you have to first of all that when she says |
0:43.9 | liquid millionaire that's an ex super exciting that is exciting not only just |
0:47.7 | all when you do your net worth statement at the year do you have a million |
0:50.4 | bucks but inside of the liquid investments that you have, all the investment |
0:54.1 | accounts, your cash accounts, emergency reserves, when you add all that up, it's over a million dollars, |
0:58.7 | it's in seven-figure land. |
1:00.7 | That is awesome. |
1:01.9 | Now, your question is, now that I've hit that milestone can I back down my savings |
1:06.4 | Well it depends you don't know where you are unless you have a clear view of what the finish line is. |
1:13.0 | So the question that I would turn back to you is, |
1:15.6 | have you and your spouse done the know your number course? |
1:18.2 | Do you know what it is you're working towards? |
1:20.5 | Because if you know that your goal is three million dollars for |
1:23.9 | financial independence and here at 38 and 37 you are at one million dollars if you |
1:29.5 | start saving 20% between now and your financial independence date, will you still be on track to be able to hit your number or is that going to put you behind? |
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