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
Show References:
- Liz Gets Loaded Podcast – 4.34 I was very, very wrong about life insurance
- friends on FIRE podcast #081 – Everything you need to know about life insurance
- Inside Out Money episode #080 – We’re all going to die, so let’s talk about life insurance
- Inside Out Money episode #003 – How and why to invest in index funds
- Inside Out Money episode #022 – How much do you need to retire? Flaws in the 4% rule
- Inside Out Money episode #039 – What’s in our wallet? Our index funds, accounts, and more!
- Inside Out Money episode #036. From canceling Netflix to selling our homes – What we’d do in a recession
- friends on FIRE podcast #140 – Maggie’s early retirement “bucket list” plans (part 4 of 5)
- My favorite protein powder
- PB2 powder for smoothies
- Wealthfront referral link
- friends on FIRE podcast #060 – Budgeting vs. Tracking Expenses
- friends on FIRE podcast #027 – Why Tracking Net Worth Matters
- friends on FIRE podcast #015 – Expense Tracking Gone Wild
- Inside Out Money podcast #029 – The great mortgage debate: payoff or invest?
- CampFI YouTube video of Greg going over Monarch Money and how we use it
- Monarch 30-day FREE trial – Maggie & Greg’s Referal link
- Inside Out Money podcast #023 – 4 reasons HSAs are awesome and how to maximize the benefits of Health Savings Accounts
- friends on FIRE podcast #059 – The amazing tax benefits of FSAs, HSAs, and DCAs
- Liz Gets Loaded podcast – Episode #3.4 Six things you didn’t know about your HSA Health Savings Account
- Go Bucket Yourself podcast