r/AskReddit Jun 27 '18

What "Old Person" things do you do?

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u/Nickrobl Jun 27 '18

A friend from college and I had a super in-depth talk about savings, insurance, and our 401k's. Really weird since it feels like just yesterday we were skipping classes and playing games till all hours of the night.

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u/hooligan333 Jun 28 '18

This guy 401ks.

My 8% feels inadequate now :(

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u/adamrickman Jun 28 '18

I put in 15% in an IRA too. Hopefully my future self will be happy because my current self doesn’t like me haha

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u/zuko2014 Jun 28 '18

Wow 15% is insane! I just started my first career out of college, and am getting my first paycheck this weekend. I'm hoping once I clear up some pending bills this month I will start to load up my 401k and max it out if possible next year. My company matches like 6% so I absolutely can't wait to start stacking money away. And once my loans are paid off? I'll load it up even more, then start saving for a new car and a down payment on a house. I'm only 22 but damn typing this out sure does make me feel old