For those that keep a detailed budget, how much of your salary goes to your investment/retirement accounts? I’ve seen the 20% of your salary thrown out there, but was wondering what people in consulting specifically contributed or did not to the funds. Thanks for any advice or data points!

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I don’t use any %

I max out 401K, and IRA contributions.

I have close to 1 year in emergency spending (in HYSA account )

I keep a very lean checking account. So if first 2 are covered , the rest goes into investment.

Consulting or any industry doesn’t dictate how much you invest. Your spending habits, lifestyle and your retirement/financial goals do

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Thanks!!!

For me on a 175K salary, I put 14% towards 401K as that will hit the max allowed.

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Makes sense! Thanks

550K HHI, 35% of gross / ~65% of net

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Gotcha, that sounds great!

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