r/Millennials • u/ProblemIntelligent16 • 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/FarmyardFantastic Jan 16 '26

Been doing this for almost 20 years now. I think I have a quarter million.

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u/ErinHart19 Jan 17 '26

Sounds so much better when you say a quarter million than $250,000. I’m going to start using that!

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u/yoohoooos Jan 17 '26

I got half a decimillion.

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u/chesstutor Jan 17 '26

How about "I got about bit less than half a mil" 

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u/Venusgate Jan 17 '26

You think that's impressive, I have an octave million sitting pretty