Feeling like an adult

noffgurl · April 2015

H opened a 401k and I opened a Roth IRA. He will be contributing 6% (no employer match) which will equate to roughly $130-150 a month. I will be contributing $100 a month.

Now that part of adulthood is set up, I will be going back to my blanket fort and coloring.

bmo88 · April 2015

Congrats! That's a great start to planning your financial future and retirement.

als1982 · April 2015

This is HUGE! Congratulations!!!

Erikan73 · April 2015

Can I come in & color too? (Congrats!!!)

lifeonthehill · April 2015

Congratulations! That is a huge step!

My big "I am officially an adult" moment is going to be this June when H and I are both going to have our own health insurance($300/month). I am so thankful we have had the opportunity to stay on our parents family plans. We wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as we did without them.

kaso17 · April 2015

Congrats!

That must feel great to have that set up! I know I never realized how excited I would get over saving for retirement. Being an adult is weird.

Xstatic3333 · April 2015

That's great! It's such a good feeling to have that settled.

vlagrl29 · April 2015

alyssa32713 said:
Congratulations! That is a huge step!

My big "I am officially an adult" moment is going to be this June when H and I are both going to have our own health insurance($300/month). I am so thankful we have had the opportunity to stay on our parents family plans. We wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as we did without them.

ugh health insurance. LOL. We've been buying our own family plan for 4 years, DH has been buying his own plan since he was 23 because of self employment. I couldn't imagine spending $300 on it now though. The plan we have is great and inexpensive.

CrazeRIRunner · April 2015

I felt the same way when I got my 401k back in October. I felt like I was finally an adult.

lifeonthehill · April 2015

vlagrl29 said:

alyssa32713 said:
Congratulations! That is a huge step!

My big "I am officially an adult" moment is going to be this June when H and I are both going to have our own health insurance($300/month). I am so thankful we have had the opportunity to stay on our parents family plans. We wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as we did without them.
ugh health insurance. LOL. We've been buying our own family plan for 4 years, DH has been buying his own plan since he was 23 because of self employment. I couldn't imagine spending $300 on it now though. The plan we have is great and inexpensive.

The school houses us year round, pays all the related bills, gives us free wifi, pays for our food 9 months a year, matches retirement 5%, and gives us half our deductible in a HSA every year. I don't mind the $300. Haha.

vlagrl29 · April 2015

alyssa32713 said:

vlagrl29 said:

alyssa32713 said:
Congratulations! That is a huge step!

My big "I am officially an adult" moment is going to be this June when H and I are both going to have our own health insurance($300/month). I am so thankful we have had the opportunity to stay on our parents family plans. We wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as we did without them.
ugh health insurance. LOL. We've been buying our own family plan for 4 years, DH has been buying his own plan since he was 23 because of self employment. I couldn't imagine spending $300 on it now though. The plan we have is great and inexpensive.
The school houses us year round, pays all the related bills, gives us free wifi, pays for our food 9 months a year, matches retirement 5%, and gives us half our deductible in a HSA every year. I don't mind the $300. Haha.

yes when you put it like that I wouldn't mind either

jessica490 · April 2015

Nice, good job!!

Xstatic3333 · April 2015

alyssa32713 said:

vlagrl29 said:

alyssa32713 said:
Congratulations! That is a huge step!

My big "I am officially an adult" moment is going to be this June when H and I are both going to have our own health insurance($300/month). I am so thankful we have had the opportunity to stay on our parents family plans. We wouldn't have been able to accomplish as much as we did without them.
ugh health insurance. LOL. We've been buying our own family plan for 4 years, DH has been buying his own plan since he was 23 because of self employment. I couldn't imagine spending $300 on it now though. The plan we have is great and inexpensive.
The school houses us year round, pays all the related bills, gives us free wifi, pays for our food 9 months a year, matches retirement 5%, and gives us half our deductible in a HSA every year. I don't mind the $300. Haha.

Plus, maybe it's a New England thing, but $300/month pretax for a couple is a bargain in these parts! I'm so glad to have H's insurance. My legally-single coworker pays $300 just for herself :-/

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