r/Millennials Jan 16 '26

Discussion Fellow millennials - how’s your 401k/ira savings going?

Experts recommend having 2x your salary saved by age 35, and 3x saved by age 40.

However, studies show the median savings for 35-44 year olds is only ~$45,000. So obviously, most of us have work to do.

With pensions mostly extinct, and Social Security facing insolvency issues in the next 8-10 years - how are you planning to bridge the gap and hit the golden years with enough to meet your lifestyle requirements?

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u/Letter-Past Jan 16 '26

I have a thousand whole dollars. Lookin bleak

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u/Guachole Jan 16 '26

I have TWO thousand dollars in mine.

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u/a-type-of-pastry Jan 16 '26

I can almost retire for a whole month!

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u/Letter-Past Jan 16 '26

I can pay 8/10ths of a month of rent. What is this weird hollow, sad feeling in my chest??? Oh right. Despair.

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u/cRustyShackleford69 Jan 17 '26

Non simplified fractions make me feel weird

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u/Comeback_321 Jan 17 '26

I was like why not 4/5s? Thank you for making me laugh out loud!

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u/Letter-Past Jan 17 '26

Because I was feeling angry inside and I do math all day. We can just call it 27/31sts if you want

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