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In response to "I'd much rather put that 2% somewhere that I control the rules about how I access it rather than the government -- nm" by oblique

you are already putting 8% away, might as well make it the full 10%

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Dec 7 '09, 14:29

and forget about it until you retire....

You ain't gonna get nowhere investing 2 % in something else anyway.

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It's the same for 529 or any other government sponsored program. The rules can change on you and I don't care to have my money locked into someone's - oblique Dec 7, 14:30 2
- the only reason to prefer a 401(k) is to the extent your employer matches your contributions. - znufrii Dec 7, 14:32 1
  - exactly -- nm - oblique Dec 7, 14:32

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