This is the final show in our 10-show series on lifelong learning. Today we’ll discuss five activities that will make you healthy, wealthy and wise all at the same time.
Now we’ll warn you – these activities we are recommending today require some multi-tasking. We usually suggest less multi-tasking, but these are things ideally suited for doing more than one thing at a time.
Let’s pull out the Professor’s whiteboard for: 5 activities to grow healthier, wealthier, and wiser.
The financial news seems to be all gloom and doom these days. The reports are that we’re not in a recession, but times are tough for a lot of people.
No matter how tight things get, we still have bills to pay. People are responding to this very intelligently. They’re turning to public transportation, eating out less, seeking cheaper forms of entertainment, and cutting back on unneeded items.
It’s tempting to pull money out of your retirement plan, like a 401(k), especially if you change jobs. In fact, about 40 percent of job changers in their twenties and thirties have done just that, according to a recent report by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
… could cost you $130,000 …
If you’re under 59½, it’s usually not a good idea to cash out your retirement plan. Let’s look at the example that FINRA used:
You’re 30-years old with $20,000 in your 401(k). If you earn just 6% on that money until you retire at 62, you’ll have nearly $130,000 in your account, without making any additional contributions.
… and then some!
Of course, you can start over. But you lose the power of money compounding on top of money on top of more money, all accumulating tax free until you take it out. So it’s like taking at least two steps backward.
But that’s not all. Here are 4 other steps back:
You’ll have to pay income taxes out of this money, since it was invested pre-tax.
There’s also a 10 percent penalty for early withdrawal (unless you’re over 59½)
Your employer is required to withhold 20 percent toward income taxes.
If you owe money, your creditors can’t touch your 401(k) unless you cash it out.
By the time you get a check, that $20,000 will probably be more like $14,000 net of everything. So cashing out of your retirement plan is a short-term solution with long-term consequences.
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The financial news seems to be all gloom and doom these days. The reports are that we’re not in a recession, but times are tough for a lot of people.