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POLL: What is your 401(k) balance right now

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bisexual bawdyhouse feces
  06/27/25
A tiny pink 500k
crystalline exciting meetinghouse
  06/27/25
that's not that bad
bisexual bawdyhouse feces
  06/27/25
I guess not but the thought of grinding out another 20 years...
crystalline exciting meetinghouse
  06/27/25
age?
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
Depends on age. That’s ok for early 30s. Awful for 40s...
unholy black ticket booth
  06/27/25
Yep, I’m early 40s lol
crystalline exciting meetinghouse
  06/27/25
lol at a 500k 401k in early 30s. That’s not possible w...
tripping address mad cow disease
  06/27/25
It depend on if that's his primary retirement or if he has ...
Federal Talented Generalized Bond
  06/27/25
$130k
floppy swollen office
  06/27/25
that's horrendous
bisexual bawdyhouse feces
  06/27/25
i'm in between these two guys
Sick church nibblets
  06/27/25
Same, I'm in between two guys
Jet-lagged Immigrant Gaming Laptop
  06/27/25
The sum total of all my retirement and brokerage accounts is...
floppy swollen office
  06/27/25
lol no it's not. your net worth is probably 200k, and your ...
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
My mom says I'm special.
floppy swollen office
  06/27/25
even that's not true
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
LOL
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
$3.4 million in combined marital plans.
well-lubricated jet roast beef gay wizard
  06/27/25
damn
Sick church nibblets
  06/27/25
Age?
unholy black ticket booth
  06/27/25
Such a waste of capital.
Godawful home
  06/27/25
Isn't there like a $14K annual contribution cap? Did you se...
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
this discussion happens every 401k thread. partners in bigl...
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
xo posters lie about everything https://www.irs.gov/retireme...
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
...
Godawful home
  06/27/25
The max is $70K per year including your own $23,500 contribu...
Red Bespoke Public Bath
  06/27/25
$1.1mm in brokerage accounts, 401k's are flaem
White fiercely-loyal laser beams
  06/27/25
.
floppy swollen office
  06/27/25
Something like $800-900k for wife and I.
Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete
  06/27/25
~$2m and it's a total waste. Also lol @ all the faggots ITT...
Godawful home
  06/27/25
If you work in-house matching makes it a no-brainer.
Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete
  06/27/25
just do take a lot of my money and shove it up the ass of so...
Godawful home
  06/27/25
1) at this point we're old as fuck so a few more decades isn...
Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete
  06/27/25
I want my yacht now.
Godawful home
  06/27/25
If what's keeping you from a yacht is your 6% 401k contribut...
Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete
  06/27/25
I have $2m in capital tied up in a vehicle I can't access fo...
Godawful home
  06/27/25
If that's your perspective then sure, stop contributing into...
Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete
  06/27/25
You can withdraw without penalty at 55 if you retire or get ...
violent famous landscape painting
  06/27/25
Why not put it in a Roth?
harsh house sweet tailpipe
  06/27/25
https://youtu.be/njJ41irPjTc?t=15
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
180
Godawful home
  06/27/25
Did you know you're not required to contribute to a 401K?
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
(guy who is not a biglaw partner)
Godawful home
  06/27/25
$700k Wife - $600k
painfully honest death wish
  06/27/25
43yo, $900k
balding deer antler
  06/27/25
Early 40s. ~$2.1mm
titillating international law enforcement agency
  06/27/25
Late 20s, 250k
harsh house sweet tailpipe
  06/27/25
Good job , young gun
Adulterous Cerebral Abode
  06/27/25
lol at these responses
tripping address mad cow disease
  06/27/25
go on...
Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home
  06/27/25
30000k
Supple dull parlor
  06/27/25
$399,443.16
appetizing gas station quadroon
  06/27/25
Monday is likely to be a big day for you friend
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
🤞🏻
appetizing gas station quadroon
  06/27/25
IDK $150Kish. But I haven't been working long.
Multi-colored Coldplay Fan
  06/27/25
~$300k, which is less than I have in my normal brokerage acc...
Adventurous Aqua French Chef
  06/27/25
Same.
Crimson irate incel range
  06/27/25
350,000 Kinda sad
comical library
  06/27/25
all stock/bond investments are like 750k.
Laughsome Mentally Impaired Kitty Dingle Berry
  06/27/25
$386k total. $324k in trad, $62k in Roth
Sapphire Stirring Stead Boltzmann
  06/27/25
Zero
Carnelian private investor tanning salon
  06/27/25
Crrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Godawful home
  06/27/25
For Benzo reasons or RSF reasons?
titillating international law enforcement agency
  06/27/25
$6 million or so. I checked in January.
Crimson irate incel range
  06/27/25
...
Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life
  06/27/25
I mean undoubtedly there is a balance but $6 million?
bateful bronze hell dopamine
  06/27/25
$0. I don’t have a 401(k).
Aromatic space
  06/27/25


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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:53 PM
Author: bisexual bawdyhouse feces



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054326)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: crystalline exciting meetinghouse

A tiny pink 500k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054332)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: bisexual bawdyhouse feces

that's not that bad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054336)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: crystalline exciting meetinghouse

I guess not but the thought of grinding out another 20 years in the law mines to retire is depressing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054353)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

age?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054357)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:18 PM
Author: unholy black ticket booth

Depends on age. That’s ok for early 30s. Awful for 40s+

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054409)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 4:06 PM
Author: crystalline exciting meetinghouse

Yep, I’m early 40s lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054585)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:34 PM
Author: tripping address mad cow disease

lol at a 500k 401k in early 30s. That’s not possible with normal contribution limits.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054777)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 11:13 PM
Author: Federal Talented Generalized Bond

It depend on if that's his primary retirement or if he has other holdings.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055431)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: floppy swollen office

$130k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054335)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:56 PM
Author: bisexual bawdyhouse feces

that's horrendous

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054338)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: Sick church nibblets

i'm in between these two guys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054340)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:31 PM
Author: Jet-lagged Immigrant Gaming Laptop

Same, I'm in between two guys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054899)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: floppy swollen office

The sum total of all my retirement and brokerage accounts is around $1.3M

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054350)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:59 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

lol no it's not. your net worth is probably 200k, and your intrinsic value as a human is 0.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054355)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 4:06 PM
Author: floppy swollen office

My mom says I'm special.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054586)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:57 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

even that's not true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054810)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054339)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:57 PM
Author: well-lubricated jet roast beef gay wizard

$3.4 million in combined marital plans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054341)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 2:58 PM
Author: Sick church nibblets

damn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054349)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:19 PM
Author: unholy black ticket booth

Age?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054411)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: Godawful home

Such a waste of capital.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054446)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:00 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life

Isn't there like a $14K annual contribution cap? Did you serial murder a whole bunch of wives, or what?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054816)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:11 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

this discussion happens every 401k thread. partners in biglaw can contribute like 120k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054839)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:16 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life

xo posters lie about everything https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-401k-and-profit-sharing-plan-contribution-limits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054860)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 PM
Author: Godawful home



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055284)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:40 PM
Author: Red Bespoke Public Bath

The max is $70K per year including your own $23,500 contribution (i.e., the employer can give you a "match" of up to $46,500).

Also, I assume 401(k) is being used colloquially here and that people are including IRAs too. You can put up to $70K in one of those every year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054921)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:22 PM
Author: White fiercely-loyal laser beams

$1.1mm in brokerage accounts, 401k's are flaem

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054417)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:28 PM
Author: floppy swollen office

.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054434)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete

Something like $800-900k for wife and I.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054441)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: Godawful home

~$2m and it's a total waste. Also lol @ all the faggots ITT counting their wives' anything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054448)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:33 PM
Author: Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete

If you work in-house matching makes it a no-brainer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054457)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:37 PM
Author: Godawful home

just do take a lot of my money and shove it up the ass of some vehicle I can't access without significant tax consequences until I'm 60 because who would want to enjoy money now when they can pay thai nurses with it later to change your diapers, tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054465)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:43 PM
Author: Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete

1) at this point we're old as fuck so a few more decades isn't even long at this point

2) we all have tons of money to access now too

3) we would have to put away money for retirement regardless

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054491)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:43 PM
Author: Godawful home

I want my yacht now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054493)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:46 PM
Author: Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete

If what's keeping you from a yacht is your 6% 401k contribution then you can't really afford a yacht.

I suggest a boat club.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054501)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: Godawful home

I have $2m in capital tied up in a vehicle I can't access for another 20 years. That's baot money bro. It's idiotic. Let me spend my money now and I can always shoot myself at 65 if needs be.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054507)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:49 PM
Author: Self-absorbed pit keepsake machete

If that's your perspective then sure, stop contributing into 401k. However, it turns out that 65 year olds generally don't want to just killself and if they're broke end up regretting blowing it on dumb shit like a yacht.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054520)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:52 PM
Author: violent famous landscape painting

You can withdraw without penalty at 55 if you retire or get fired (current employer plan only)

You can withdraw without penalty at any age if you take substantially equal periodic payments

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054534)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: harsh house sweet tailpipe

Why not put it in a Roth?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054770)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life

https://youtu.be/njJ41irPjTc?t=15

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054824)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:42 PM
Author: Godawful home

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055282)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:01 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life

Did you know you're not required to contribute to a 401K?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054820)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:39 PM
Author: Godawful home

(guy who is not a biglaw partner)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055267)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: painfully honest death wish

$700k

Wife - $600k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054494)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 3:48 PM
Author: balding deer antler

43yo, $900k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054510)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:28 PM
Author: titillating international law enforcement agency

Early 40s. ~$2.1mm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054761)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:31 PM
Author: harsh house sweet tailpipe

Late 20s, 250k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054765)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:41 PM
Author: Adulterous Cerebral Abode

Good job , young gun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055276)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: tripping address mad cow disease

lol at these responses

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054786)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:12 PM
Author: Provocative Doctorate Nursing Home

go on...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054841)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 5:58 PM
Author: Supple dull parlor

30000k

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054814)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:15 PM
Author: appetizing gas station quadroon

$399,443.16

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054855)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:17 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life

Monday is likely to be a big day for you friend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054861)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:29 PM
Author: appetizing gas station quadroon

🤞🏻

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054891)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:33 PM
Author: Multi-colored Coldplay Fan

IDK $150Kish. But I haven't been working long.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054903)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Adventurous Aqua French Chef

~$300k, which is less than I have in my normal brokerage account. And less than I have in crypto.

I've only ever put in in $6k / year, which is all my company will match.

Used to put money into an IRA separately, but stopped that a while back. I'm going to inherit 8 figures, so make more sense to stack up liquid assets now I can use to invest in real estate, private credit funds, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054938)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:58 PM
Author: Crimson irate incel range

Same.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055302)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:03 PM
Author: comical library

350,000

Kinda sad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054964)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:06 PM
Author: Laughsome Mentally Impaired Kitty Dingle Berry

all stock/bond investments are like 750k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054976)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 7:09 PM
Author: Sapphire Stirring Stead Boltzmann

$386k total.

$324k in trad, $62k in Roth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49054981)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: Carnelian private investor tanning salon

Zero

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055273)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:43 PM
Author: Godawful home

Crrrrrrrrrrrrrr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055285)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:58 PM
Author: titillating international law enforcement agency

For Benzo reasons or RSF reasons?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055403)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 9:58 PM
Author: Crimson irate incel range

$6 million or so. I checked in January.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055301)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:52 PM
Author: Lavender Candlestick Maker Love Of Her Life



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055392)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 10:55 PM
Author: bateful bronze hell dopamine

I mean undoubtedly there is a balance but $6 million?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055397)



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Date: June 27th, 2025 11:05 PM
Author: Aromatic space

$0. I don’t have a 401(k).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5743846&forum_id=2E#49055414)