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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by Declanomous on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:16PM (#14301931)
Even if you have debt, you should be taking full advantage of your employer 401k match if one is available to you. In almost every case you will come out ahead even if you withdraw the money early.

So many of my coworkers do not contribute to their 401K at all, which is literally just leaving free money on the table.

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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by colordrops on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:22PM (#14301994)
Are there employers that still match? I'm only half joking.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:40PM (#14302204)
Yes. I know it's true of my current employer; IIRC it's true of the last three jobs I've had.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by mattstreet on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @02:59PM (#14302904)
Cisco Systems matches to 4.5% of your pay.
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Re:How Homeownership Became the Engine of American Inequality by hkmurakami on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @01:37PM (#14302175)
Yes.
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