081. Listener Q&A - 401(k) vs. roth 401(k), Budgeting, Automation, Decluttering, Early Retirement, and more!
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This week, I’m answering your questions about 401Ks, Roth vs. regular 401Ks, how and where to save for future needs, where to park your money, early retirement, managing a budget, and more!
In this week’s podcast, I talk about:
- Maxing out 401K versus investing in the market
- Life insurance and whether work benefits are enough
- How you access your money for early retirement
- Ways to progressively increase your savings rate
- 401Ks vs. roth401Ks
- What is worth sacrificing to get to FIRE
- Biggest items on my early retirement FIRE bucket list
- How and where to save for a new vehicle
- Favorite meals and beers
- FI in Europe vs the United States and which is easier or harder
- Where to park large sums of money while you save for future goals
- How seniors can budget and keep up with inflation
- Managing being over budget with post-retirement
- If HSAs are worth it if you have chronic health expenses
- My number one decluttering tip
- Inside Out Money meetups
- How to budget for retirement if you’re a stay-at-home parent
- How we decide where to go on vacation
Get the full show notes, show references, and more information here: https://www.insideoutmoney.org/081-listener-qa-401k-vs-roth-401k-budgeting-automation-decluttering-early-retirement-and-more/
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