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i saw mine has increased 100% in the past 2 years and it grossed me out because i know this shit has consequences. but what else do i do? my work matches a small percentage, so turning down free money feels absurd, and maybe not being obtusely poor when i retire(lololol) would be nice.

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[–] mickey@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

But Feral PAWGs, ~~I am Pagliacci!~~ target date funds' equity component is made up of S&P 500 and international equivalents!

But honestly I don't see what choice a worker has, if they are even fortunate enough to be squirreling away for retirement. "What is my actual class position as a worker in the imperial core" would would vex me as a question before "does investing for retirement make me bourgeois?" But I try to be open to criticism.