I have a pretty small 401k, which I didn't stay in the job long enough for the employer match to vest. I really need to get back into the 401k at my current employer, but haven't yet.

Paul's got something somewhat like you do, Flea, and I, personally, have nothing but SS. I've never been in a good position to set anything up, even though I know I need to do so.

Paul had a 401K that he had to raid post-baby so we could eat and pay bills.

I have a 401(k) that I'm fully vested in (took five years). The company puts in (usually) 6% of my salary once a year (2004 profits sucked so badly that they only put in 3%, but they went back up to 6 for 2005). As for my own contributions, I'm with Zenkitty in that my credit card payments are a hell of a lot higher than the return I'd be getting with the plan. Once I finally get them knocked out, I'm hoping to start putting something into it. We used to have a full pension, but that got eliminated when the company went from family-owned to Dutch-conglomerate-owned back in 1996.

I probably won't have nearly enough when I turn 67, so I'll be relying on Social Security.

I had forgotten that the looniversity doesn't match 403(b) contributions for biweekly staff --- eccch. They match after a (couple of?) years' employment for salaried, which is good for my sorry-assed ass that didn't save a thing before I was 33, and still doesn't save as much as I could.

(The hub saves not a cent, in spite of availability of plan and occasional pointed reminders; I really hate that he doesn't, but also really hate being the finance ogre, and the latter usually wins because I so hate nagging. Le sigh.)

I have miscellaneous 403(b) funds floating around from past jobs, but that's it. I don't even know if I'll be able to get that money back. Lame.

In progress news, I just emailed about 10 people, asking them to help me in various ways. One was someone I don't even know! I love email -- I would have procrastinated way longer if these were phone calls.

I just made brownies from the cookbook. Mmm. I can't remember whose recipe it was as my flatmate's run off with the book for the moment, but I promise I'll give compliments later. Many compliments.

I think I have my dinners for the next week decided on already.

Also it's just fabulously put together - well done to the team.

I have a 401K that is fully vested. I contribute 10% of my salary and my company chips in with 0.25 for every $1.00 I put in. I've been doing it for 10 years now (since I was 28).

I'm a little smitten with Ben Agosto.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEVERLY!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JON B!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't put anything into my retirement, as my employers usually put 20% in for me. Yay!

OMG, Yahoo has recently decided I'm a spammer, and it's making me NUTS. I have to do that type-what-you see bullshit for almost every message lately. Do other people have that? Ugh!