Hi, I repaid my student loan today and feel awesome. Want to start saving for a home ($350-400k). Any suggestions if I should invest in something short term or a Roth IRA or let it sit in my bank?

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Depends on how much do you wanna put down. If you want 10%, a regular savings account is fine, but if you’re looking at like 50% you probably wanna have it in some investments.

Thanks a lot :)

You can withdraw up to 10k from your Roth IRA penalty free for your first home purchase (this was true a few years ago—not sure if anything has changed)

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