Life happens, and sometimes investing is the first thing that gets cut. Andrew runs the real numbers on what one skipped year costs, and when taking that hit is still the smarter move.
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What You'll Learn in This Episode
What one skipped year of retirement contributions actually costs over a 23-year horizon
The situations where pausing makes sense, and the one thing to keep contributing to regardless
Asset location explained: which funds belong in a Roth, a 457, and a taxable brokerage
What a 21-year-old in New York should do with $30,000 sitting in a regular savings account
How RSUs are taxed at vest, and the withholding gap that creates surprise tax bills
Whether the seven streams of income rule is real, and the five Andrew actually has
Why cashing out a 401(k) to kill $7,000 of credit card debt is a six-figure mistake
Election season scams, including the voter registration text making the rounds
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Question for you:
Have you ever had to pause investing? What was going on, and did you restart?