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Yes, but there answer depends on your spending more than it does the gross amount you save.
Some FIRE folks try to invest/save 40%+ of income. We try to save 25% (incl 401k, HSA, 529, Mega Backdoor, brokerage accts, etc). I think that’s a better gauge rather than a pure $ figure.
Depends on your total income. If you can save ~30% of your take home pay that’s great. How doable it is depends on where you live and your family situation.
Please keep in mind this is one of those things where “good” is so relative to this bowl. Most American’s have less than $1000 in savings. It sounds like you’re making good choices and doing great.
Thank you for the perspective 🙏
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Sure, save whatever you can.. having a nice budget like that should also help you to bank bonuses and tax refunds. I’d also max out your 401k if can. The more you put in there when you are younger the more time you will have to compound..
That's incredibly good. Keep it up, max out your matching contribution.
I'd say save six months expenses in cash and invest the rest. I try to monitor net cash balance across accounts and transfer anything over that threshold to investment account periodically.
Thats about what my wife and I save and we invest it so it grows. Gotta love the stock market 😉
Any specific investment advice?
Depends. If you have disposable income after bills of $10k then saving $2k of that $10k wouldn't be particularly great. There is always someone doing better and someone always doing worse. Find a way to be on the right side of the bell curve more than not and you'll end up ahead in life.
Canada is giving that much of money free.. as a gift 🤣
What's the % of your net?