this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2026
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...kind of a bummer that I can't tell anyone in my family because half of them (including my parents) will look at me like an ATM whose job it is to set myself on fire in order to keep them warm.

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[โ€“] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I feel this pain. Congratulations. Throw that payment into a savings account if you can.

[โ€“] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

100% that's the plan

I already have a fair amount going into my Roth 401k every check, so my focus in recent years has been building up early retirement savings. I'm on track to be able to retire in my mid-to-late 50's, but if the investments I picked do well, could be earlier. Hoping for the best.