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[rmd]

so, i've been pondering my finances lately.

as usual, i'm thinking that i should be saving more money. then again, i suspect that if i could retire this moment i'd still be thinking "man, i should be saving more money. what if..."

i'm thinking about talking to some kind of financial planning type, but haven't done anything about it yet.


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if you're local to me and have a financial planner you like, feel free to share the name. i have an irrational aversion to most "hey, talk to our financial planners" offers from amex et al since i pessimistically assume they're going to act in a way that maximizes their happiness in terms of "meeting boiler room quotas" and less to maximize my happiness in terms of "making me a lot of money".



thanks!

Comments

[istemi.livejournal.com]

I have some fucking idea, but also a lurking conviction that I'll be eating catfood. I don't even LIKE catfood.

I moved up to the maximum 401K withholding this year. When I think about it, I start to make Homer Simpson noises ("But Ma-arge! I could buy DONUTS with that money!"). So I don't think about it. I'm very good at denial. Before that I was at the max my employer would match.

I feel another wave of denial coming on. Catfood makes me nervous.

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

Dude, do you know how EXPENSIVE catfood is? My husband, the cats, and I will all be eating ramen noodles.

Mmmmm, donuts... yeah.

[istemi.livejournal.com]

You're right. Donuts are cheaper.