25 and Married and currently am saving for a home. Already have ~20K in my personal 401k. Currently contributing 6% because that’s my employer match level. I want to live off my salary and save my wife’s. I think if I stop contributing we can make it work and have my wife go direct deposit to a HYSA. Monthly 401k contr. is ~$400. In addition to her paycheck to saving I want to put $1K in crypto market (DCA $ETH). Is this a solid plan? Want cash for a down payment.

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Always max your 401k, and your Roth, and your HSA, before you do literally anything else. You're 25, the money you save between 22-30 is the most important money you'll save in your entire life.

Rent for a few more years, ditch the silly crypto idea, and solidify your family's future.

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Always contribute to 401k up to the match first. For the crypto piece, if you are under the income limits, open a Roth IRA and buy ETHE in there (its like buying Ethereum but in a trust that is publicly traded, so you can buy in within a Roth acct with no additional fees). Enjoy the tax free gains :)

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Thank you! This is a good idea - I’ll look into thus

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I’d reduce crypto contribution before losing guaranteed match.

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C1 I listened to the thoughts of others but already considered them so wasn’t swayed by their arguments.

I am taking advice and listening. Looks at other threads.

My husband and I do something similar except don’t put money in crypto every month and he still contributes up to the match for 401k.

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HMBradley bank has up to 3% interest rate. Much better than a lot of banks

This is a terrible plan which makes no sense. As others have written, the first priority is always the 401K matches, with the guaranteed 50% or 100% return, tax deferment, and decades of compounding. Set it and forget it. As for the crypto and HYSA, those are opposite ends of the investment spectrum (speculative vs. terrible return) so it’s a bizarre dichotomy. The worldwide economy is still in recovery from the pandemic so there are other opportunities worth entertaining. Also the reference to “it’s just easier to put it all in an HYSA rather than do it manually so I don’t have to see it” makes no sense. You and your wife can routinely, automatically contribute any portion of disposable income to brokerage accounts without having to do anything manually. It’s a little disturbing that you frame her as the saver and yourself as the speculator when in fact your marital assets are pooled. Seems like you’re trying to rationalize being irresponsible, or your goal is to earn higher returns than your wife despite the long term consequences.

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A1 you’re spot on .. MS1 you couldn’t be more incorrect about about me and my wife’s financial arrangement.

I am not following completely. You are debating whether to stop all contributions to your 401k? And you instead want to take that money and put it in crypto? And all of your wife’s pay is going to HYSA? Does she have a 401k?

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I assume they are not getting a 100% match. If they are then it is an even worse idea to skip it

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You’re leaving money on the table by stopping 401k contributions. Do whatever else but don’t stop contributing to your 401k

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$3k meaning the return between 401k and crypto. I’m only getting like $200 a month in contribution so it’s not like it’s a huge amount I’m leaving off the table. I think by foregoing it, I can operationalize this other plan that allows me to aggressively save. The purpose of this all is for a home, not got any other reason.

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