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Saving/investing for retirement is a scam

Every retired person I know doesn’t even live off of t...
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
Thank you, I've been yelling this for years myself.
Maroon Misanthropic Sanctuary Clown
  05/10/25
Even if you have just $1m in a 401k, if the plan administer ...
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
What kind of TTT 401k takes that much
Floppy Sepia Bawdyhouse Toaster
  05/10/25
Every worker plan I’ve ever been a part of takes betwe...
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
It should be lower than that but most companies are dumb and...
contagious hell
  05/10/25
The reason it's a scam is because people are dumb. they con...
contagious hell
  05/10/25
you should retire in your 20s
Nudist Trailer Park Corn Cake
  05/10/25
my friend who retired at 32 lives off of selling index funds...
180 Black Woman Indian Lodge
  05/10/25
no shit, this is called judaism but also if u dont save f...
amber mental disorder
  05/10/25
I would 100% trust your investment acumen over OP.
Cerebral honey-headed codepig church building
  05/10/25
I have been a much more successful investor than Tommy thoug...
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
a gay retarded Islamic squirrel cld be a more successful inv...
amber mental disorder
  05/10/25
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aquamarine dysfunction
  05/10/25
Stop being retarded. Pensions don’t exist for us.
comical church windowlicker
  05/10/25
Explain. I don't like my job, and I make far more than I ca...
Irate genital piercing
  05/10/25
If you don’t like your job then quit and go do somethi...
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
You give terrible advice. No wonder you're miserable.
Irate genital piercing
  05/10/25
My advice and lived experience is second to none.
Appetizing stage
  05/10/25
Your lived experience is being a fat miserable sack of shit!
Irate genital piercing
  05/10/25
Why do you think you’re qualified to give people advic...
Lavender titillating boltzmann roast beef
  05/10/25
You’re supposed to do that to give it to your kids
Turquoise cocky dog poop abode
  05/10/25
Especially when we’re forced to inflate it away. Hard...
Swashbuckling crackhouse
  05/10/25


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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

Every retired person I know doesn’t even live off of their retirement investments. They live off an amalgamation of income streams: social security, pension, an annuity or two, rental property, part time work.

Yelling at people to save all their money for retirement is a scam perpetuated by wealth advisors and financial planners so they can have a job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919694)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:28 PM
Author: Maroon Misanthropic Sanctuary Clown

Thank you, I've been yelling this for years myself.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919696)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:46 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

Even if you have just $1m in a 401k, if the plan administer is skimming 0.5% that’s $5k a year! Retirement is an industry like other professional services, but more scammy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919736)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: Floppy Sepia Bawdyhouse Toaster

What kind of TTT 401k takes that much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919746)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

Every worker plan I’ve ever been a part of takes between 0.3-1% per year regardless of what funds you choose

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919749)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:52 PM
Author: contagious hell

It should be lower than that but most companies are dumb and easily preyed on. Still better than buying VTI in your schwab account bc of the tax benefit imho.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919753)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:51 PM
Author: contagious hell

The reason it's a scam is because people are dumb. they contribute the minimum to get a match and/or they move money around at terrible times.

people shouldn't have the freedom to buy $80,000k pickup trucks while contributing like 4% of base pay to a 401k. By doing this they cause Car prices to inflate while the portfolio accounts of Losers have worse returns ceteris paribus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919752)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:49 PM
Author: Nudist Trailer Park Corn Cake

you should retire in your 20s

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919747)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: 180 Black Woman Indian Lodge

my friend who retired at 32 lives off of selling index funds every few months

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919748)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 2:55 PM
Author: amber mental disorder

no shit, this is called judaism

but also if u dont save for retirement and u just live off CC debt and payday loans thats also called judaism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919756)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:06 PM
Author: Cerebral honey-headed codepig church building

I would 100% trust your investment acumen over OP.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919773)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:11 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

I have been a much more successful investor than Tommy though, if returns are the measure of success.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919777)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:17 PM
Author: amber mental disorder

a gay retarded Islamic squirrel cld be a more successful investor than me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919790)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:48 PM
Author: aquamarine dysfunction



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:11 PM
Author: comical church windowlicker

Stop being retarded. Pensions don’t exist for us.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919778)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:12 PM
Author: Irate genital piercing

Explain. I don't like my job, and I make far more than I can reasonably spend. Why not save so I can stop working?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919783)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:36 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

If you don’t like your job then quit and go do something else. Saving up your money and investing is fine for building wealth, but it’s not required to leave your job or do something different with your life.

I think the idea that you can save and attain this magical number where you feel perfectly secure is flat out unlikely for most people. In this way, saving and investing for retirement isn’t likely to lead you to a secure early retirement.

Second, the people that I actually know, when they get old, tend to view money not so much as a source of opportunity but just as a resource that’s there and most don’t even spend down their retirement savings because they learn to live on their income. And if they do, they’re just buying dumb shit. “Oh let me fix up everything possible on my house, oh let me buy a new car, oh let me do this, that.”

It’s all so very stupid, just live the life you were put here to live. Don’t turn into an old feeble spendthrift filled with regret.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919813)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: Irate genital piercing

You give terrible advice. No wonder you're miserable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919830)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:45 PM
Author: Appetizing stage

My advice and lived experience is second to none.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919833)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: Irate genital piercing

Your lived experience is being a fat miserable sack of shit!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919838)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: Lavender titillating boltzmann roast beef

Why do you think you’re qualified to give people advice when you’re one of the most miserable faggots here? Please stop typing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919831)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 3:19 PM
Author: Turquoise cocky dog poop abode

You’re supposed to do that to give it to your kids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48919793)



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Date: May 10th, 2025 7:59 PM
Author: Swashbuckling crackhouse

Especially when we’re forced to inflate it away. Hard assets only.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5723215&forum_id=2#48920332)