Kirsten and her husband, both 30 years old, are projected to retire with over $15 million in 30 years at a 9% return while investing 15% of their $328K+ income.
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Kirsten from Houston has what George calls a 'good problem': on a $328K base income ($378K–$398K with bonuses), investing 15% at 9% projects a $15M retirement in 30 years. She and her husband are 30, kids are in private school, and they want to cut investing by 5% to pay off their $600K mortgage in 8 years instead of 13 [1] — George Kamel "Rolling over old 401(k)s is simpler than it looks: keep Roth with Roth and traditional with traditional, request direct rollover checks mad…" 39:27 . George pushes back: cutting long-term investing to hit an arbitrary early payoff date ignores the life unknowns of the next three decades — a layoff, a health crisis, or simply choosing to retire at 50. Jade adds that their chosen lifestyle values — private school, generous giving — are legitimate trade-offs that explain the 13-year payoff timeline, and 13 years is still exceptional. They both land on: keep investing, pay off the house at the current pace, and at 43 you will have a paid-for near-million-dollar home and a massive investment portfolio.
Rolling over old 401(k)s is simpler than it looks: keep Roth with Roth and traditional with traditional, request direct rollover checks made out to the new custodian, and never cash them out yourself. George Kamel did this for his wife's 9-year Ramsey 401(k) and deposited the check with a phone photo.
An 85-year-old nursing home resident wants to spend $50,000 — a quarter of his entire $200,000 nest egg — flying 10 family members to the Holy Land.
An estimated $31.9 million worth of 401(k) balances have been abandoned by former employees and are sitting unclaimed.
Matt from Chicago paid off $72,000 in debt in 6 months by working 12-hour days, 7 days a week, then funded an emergency fund and pre-paid a Costa Rica vacation.
Matt continues working 80+ hours a week after becoming debt-free in order to pay off his house by age 40, against his fiancée's wishes.
Elizabeth and her husband in Nashville carry $180,000 in combined debt — $115K in student loans plus medical bills and a car — and just discovered she is 5 weeks pregnant with their second child while also having a 4-month-old.
Despite $180K in debt and a surprise pregnancy, Elizabeth's EveryDollar budget shows a $747.39 monthly surplus on top of minimum payments and living expenses.
Elizabeth and her husband earn $1,900 per month from side hustles — she does Lyft and house cleaning while he does additional gig work — on top of their regular income.
Gold has averaged approximately 7.8% annual return since 1971 when the U.S. dollar was untied from it, which George Kamel notes is lower than historical stock market returns.
George Kamel shared that he and his wife paid off their own home mortgage in 26 months — far ahead of their original 4-year goal.
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