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!

I want tommyrot's job. Or just his employers, since I am certain I could not actually do his job.

Thanks everyone for sharing. This is really interesting. I have no SS, since I didn't work until I was 30, because of grad school.

I'm at a state university and I've been here a shamefully long time so I am vested and I also have a 403B.

I can't remember whether they are matching that or not but we have the State University Retirement System. And I don't believe you get much of anything unless you've been in the system for 20 years.

My company has a Simple IRA, and they match up to 3% of our salary; we can contribute a maximum of $10,000 a year. Which I do not.

I want tommyrot's employers and ChiKat's 401k.

My company has a Simple IRA

IRA means something very different where you guys come from, methinks.

Also, Zenkitty, I sent you that paper I was working on.