I made a post about getting some speakers earlier this week, but unfortunately that seller was very flakey and my gut said no. Luckily these Fluance XL7Fs popped up in my area for about $300, a deal I think was good considering what I found they are worth about $400. The guy barely used them and they look and sound absolutely amazing. A nice step up from my old vintage Kenwoods.
So, I'm in a bit of an interesting situation. I'm 24 and My job pays good, has good benefits, but the work environment is awful and management is the worst and making very many abrupt schedule changes that just don't work for me anymore. I so desperately want to change jobs with an actual ability to move up and have more career options/opportunities. I only have an associate degree currently. Retirement is the only reason I'm sticking with the job. They match 14% as long as I put in 5%. They have a vestment period of 5 years, and I've only been here for about a year and 9 months. I currently have about $40k invested, but from what the comp has put in, it's showing a vested balance of only $4k out of the ~$20k they put in. This would leave me with about ~$22k if I quit. These are all very rough numbers, but is it worth it to quit and take the loss and move into a better job? Or should I stick it through and wait until I'm fully vested?
Been wanting to make my office space a sort of "retro" room, and I finally got the shelf to set everything up! Happy with how it looks for now, and is definitely a blast to the past!
This is one of my favorite albums ever. Used to nap to it as a kid. Always and forever love the Orb!
For some context, I'm 24, single, and make about $100k a year, just bought a house at the beginning of this year, but otherwise no debt. I have about $10k in emergency savings in a HYSA. I'm on track to max out my Roth IRA and HSA and contribute some to my employers 457b, making my retirement savings 15%. I also have an investment account with about $1000. I just invested in the s&p 500 and an international mutual fund.
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I live in a relatively hcol area, but I'm not a big spender so I figured a slightly higher housing cost would be worth it to own. After all my bills, groceries, and other spending, I'm left with about $500 to save a month. I'm kind of just lost and don't have any more financial goals aside from stacking more and more. I would like to buy a new(ish) car in cash, so that's a good goal.
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Where's the best place to be saving this money. Should I split the savings and put some in the investment account and some in another HYSA? Or should I just keep stacking money in investments? Some advice would be appreciated!