thegelatoking

thegelatoking t1_j6or7j8 wrote

25 is not a steep drop. Any number of things...Company's methods and algorithms are proprietary and not available to the public

Number of days in the month the score was calculated, change in their algorithm used to calculate the score, change in credit utilization (up or down), usage/activity, change of address, market factors, a company accidentally put an extra letter in your name so now you have an "alias" on your report, etc.

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thegelatoking t1_j6oas22 wrote

  • it's fine. save yourself the trouble and just leave it; no need to flip flop.

  • Job would state something like "matches 35% up to $X" read how much it will match up to. Then you can put just that exact amount.

  • contribute enough to get the full match which is free money.

  • pick a target date fund closest to the year you turn 60-65 years old

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thegelatoking t1_iy90b41 wrote

There is a phase out of the amount you deduct from taxes if you have income in that range. Can't remember the specific math but if you're at $68K you can deduct only 5000, if $69K you can deduct only 4000, etc until it's completely phased out to cannot deduct any.

Business as usual if you don't have an employer 401k

PS not exact numbers because I can't remember...but example of how it works.

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