"We're About to Be Millionaires - Can We Reduce Our Savings?"
Jul 17, 2024
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Explore topics like adjusting retirement savings as you approach millionaire status, optimizing down payments for first-time homebuyers, understanding trusts with the analogy of robots, and considering selling a car for a more reliable vehicle. Dive into financial planning strategies and personalized approaches to asset management.
Understanding financial goals influences decision to adjust retirement savings.
Savings rate early on is more crucial than investment returns for financial success.
Deep dives
Considerations for Financial Independence
When hitting the milestone of being a liquid millionaire, the decision to reduce retirement savings depends on knowing your financial goals. Understanding your financial independence number and progress towards it is crucial. Celebrating millionaire status varies as it aligns differently with financial goals. Assessing the gap between current status and financial goals guides whether to adjust savings strategies.
Balancing Savings and Investments
The focus on savings rate early in the financial journey is more critical than investment returns. Using target retirement index funds and low-cost index funds simplifies investing. Graduating to complex investment structures occurs once your portfolio reaches a certain level. Opportunity costs and risk evaluation become essential components as financial success grows.
Understanding Trust Structures
Trusts can vary from revocable to irrevocable with distinct implications for control and taxation. Trust documents function as manuals guiding trust operations. Assets like investments and real estate can reside within trusts, following predefined operational guidelines tailored to the trust's purpose.
Considerations for Vehicle Purchase
Deciding to replace a 2006 F-150 with a baby on the way involves assessing reliability and family needs. Economic factors like Fed rate changes take a back seat to suitability for the family. The level of maintenance and condition of the current vehicle, coupled with the family's requirements, dictate the decision for a more reliable transportation option.
"We are on track to be liquid millionaires in 1 year at ages 38 and 37. Can we reduce our retirement savings down to 20% (not maxing out 401k's), and save 2% into 529's?"
We'll walk you through that question and more in today's Q&A episode!
Bring confidence to your wealth building with simplified strategies from The Money Guy. Learn how to apply financial tactics that go beyond common sense and help you reach your money goals faster. Make your assets do the heavy lifting so you can quit worrying and start living a more fulfilled life.
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