Well, I’m 42, with zero savings. Definitely have less than $900 in my checking.

[u/CurvyChristina]

[u/krazytekn0]

Put 10% of all money you receive into an index fund and never pull it out until you are ready to retire at like 45

[u/zakdageneral → u/krazytekn0]

For real though somebody told me this when I was a senior in high school and I wish I had done that. 36 and just started saving and I'm not very good at it.

[u/St0iK_ → u/zakdageneral]

I've been told that and have heard that when I was young. I wish someone would have beaten it into my head so I'd listen.

[u/zakdageneral → u/St0iK_]

My aunt always used to say that education and savings would "open doors" for me and I thought that was the stupidest shit I'd ever heard. Now I understand how much I cannot do because of my choices in my early 20s

[u/Yontamen89 → u/krazytekn0]

Noted.