PennyThoughts
Confused about dryer sheets
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2003
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Hello
Facts: 27 yo, single, no kids, 24K student loans, 6K medical/car debt, 300 in an vanguard 403(b) ?, and 200 in savings bonds.
I stumbled across the concept of retiring early several years ago, but have been trying to get degree and pay off bad debt choices (let's hear it for a 19 year old getting credit cards and buying a new car!)
My long term goal is to get degree in May '04 and find the highest paying job possible. I'll save up to the match in 401(k) and throw the rest at bills, travel and debts. Once the debts are paid off, that allocated money goes to investments. I plan to live way below my means without trying to deprive myself.
My immediate aim is to keep gathering information on RE and find the right investment vehicles for when I do have the money to sock away. That and start calculations so I tweak them every day and dream of when I can retire early.
So my question to everyone is how did you start investing or how to you think "youngin's" should do it?
All the research I've done so far is mixing together, so hearing how people are actually doing it will help.
Facts: 27 yo, single, no kids, 24K student loans, 6K medical/car debt, 300 in an vanguard 403(b) ?, and 200 in savings bonds.
I stumbled across the concept of retiring early several years ago, but have been trying to get degree and pay off bad debt choices (let's hear it for a 19 year old getting credit cards and buying a new car!)
My long term goal is to get degree in May '04 and find the highest paying job possible. I'll save up to the match in 401(k) and throw the rest at bills, travel and debts. Once the debts are paid off, that allocated money goes to investments. I plan to live way below my means without trying to deprive myself.
My immediate aim is to keep gathering information on RE and find the right investment vehicles for when I do have the money to sock away. That and start calculations so I tweak them every day and dream of when I can retire early.
So my question to everyone is how did you start investing or how to you think "youngin's" should do it?
All the research I've done so far is mixing together, so hearing how people are actually doing it will help.