'Objects In Space'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
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.
I have a 403 (b) which, up until this year, the Uni puts in 5 % of my salary, regardless of what I put in. I just started contributing because it is a way to recoup some of the theatre money I lose in taxes in the long run. Weirdly, one can contribute $15,000 a year if you want to. I only make $20,000. If I had a sugar daddy, I could save all my money for retirement.
My employer has a 401K with dollar for dollar matching up to 3% of Salary and $.50 per dollar up to 6% of salary, but I haven't signed up for it, despite being here 8 years. I really need to look into it.
IRA means something very different where you guys come from, methinks.
No, it's the same.
... Just kidding. It's Individual Retirement Account.
Holy cow, there might be people alive beneath the mudslide in the Phillipines. [link]
I heard about that on the radio this morning--I hope they can get some people out.
BTW, Trudy, where did you get your tagline? Was it during the Olympic coverage last week?
I have a 401K with 3% salary matching from my firm (and before my move I was kicking in the max 15% contribution for the first couple of years). We also have a profit-sharing plan with yearly contributions at our employers' discretion. I seriously doubt I'm going to need much of it, though.
Getting diagnosed with high blood pressure at 34 and hearing your doctor use phrases like "medication to counter the immediate risk of a stroke" means never having to say you're afraid you'll outlive your retirement plan.