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<blockquote data-quote="spillini" data-source="post: 1688023" data-attributes="member: 570466"><p>Surprised to see a personal finance thread here! Good advice above. One addition to highlight: limit lifestyle inflation as your income increases. If you can save/invest 15-20% to start and as your income increases start to nudge that up (e.g. save 50% of all pay increases) you will continually shorten your required working years. I am 37 and did this from the start and am on track to be done at 40-41ish depending on the markets. Don’t let your friends’ spending habits determine how you do you.</p><p></p><p>Forum-wise take a look at the Bogleheads.org in addition to the subreddit mentioned. Tilts older but there is a lot of great info to digest. You don’t need to get fancy right now, just avoid making big mistakes, save and invest aggressively and keep your skills valuable to drive income over time. Compound interest is a world wonder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spillini, post: 1688023, member: 570466"] Surprised to see a personal finance thread here! Good advice above. One addition to highlight: limit lifestyle inflation as your income increases. If you can save/invest 15-20% to start and as your income increases start to nudge that up (e.g. save 50% of all pay increases) you will continually shorten your required working years. I am 37 and did this from the start and am on track to be done at 40-41ish depending on the markets. Don’t let your friends’ spending habits determine how you do you. Forum-wise take a look at the Bogleheads.org in addition to the subreddit mentioned. Tilts older but there is a lot of great info to digest. You don’t need to get fancy right now, just avoid making big mistakes, save and invest aggressively and keep your skills valuable to drive income over time. Compound interest is a world wonder. [/QUOTE]
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