stringer4 t1_jec2534 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:34 PM

Reply to comment by GuidanceParticular42 in Is reskilling / starting a new career worth it in my situation? 30 years old. by GuidanceParticular42

I had a different career and changed paths at 30. I taught myself some basic web development/JS and when I liked it I went to a coding boot camp. Landed a job and have been employed since. It’s definitely possible

stringer4 t1_iue6ntc wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Reply to comment by BakeSoggy in Have I done enough to save for retirement? by BakeSoggy

You are responsible and well paid and care about savings in retirement. You will have shelter and food. At this point it’s just about what lifestyle you want.

stringer4 t1_iue1uh8 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Reply to comment by BakeSoggy in Have I done enough to save for retirement? by BakeSoggy

Yeah, that’s all great. But do you spend every penny of non retirement contributions or do you have a more modest lifestyle? It’s about lifestyle in retirement at this point. Not necessarily a dollar amount

stringer4 t1_iudt0mx wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by BakeSoggy in Have I done enough to save for retirement? by BakeSoggy

It will be most likely. These are random people on the internet with super conservative retire early savings plans. Sounds like you need to decide if you want those 14-15 years to be super stressed or if you can allow yourself to enjoy things a bit as you get out of prime health/body years.

Are you just talking 401k savings of that amount or are you actually spending 100% of after 401k contribution money? If your lifestyle is to spend 100% of non 401k savings on a 150,000 salary then be more careful. If not, then you’ll probably be good. It’s all about the lifestyle you want.