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22 year old about to start a new job with 401k match
Hello I am still new too investing, no deals. I am 22 and about to start a new job with 50% 401k match up to 6%. So I am able to gain “free money” but don’t know if I want to allocate that much money into the 401K when I’d like to start building an investing fund. I’m looking for opinions on the matter of 401k.
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Take advantage of the match, at your age. Free money is free money, and it's also forcing you into putting money away. Patience on the RE stuff my friend :)
Jim