What HHI did you start your 401k?
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Anonymous
| Probably 5 years out of college; started maxing as soon as I did though. |
Anonymous
| As soon as I was eligible, one year into federal service. It was my first job after getting my PhD. I was making about 49k in 1999. |
Anonymous
exactly the same here too -- mine was a dot-com in the same year 2001. |
Anonymous
| As soon as I had a "real" job (25, just after grad school). I started a Roth IRA when I was about 20. |
Anonymous
Sorry, forgot the HHI. It was about $36k. I wasn't maxing though, but putting in about 7% with another 5% match. |
Anonymous
| The first job I had where it was offered, a year out of college. I was making $24K and contributed 5% to get the matching funds. This was in 1994. |
Anonymous
| First job, making $33k. I contributed 5% to get the employer match. |
Anonymous
| Should have done it when I was 22 and making $28k, but my $900 paychecks and $750 rent + bills made me stall. Now at 38 I'm regretting that big time. |
Anonymous
| Age 25 - first job out of law school in biglaw (125k at the time as salaries hadn't gone sky high yet). Maxed out but no match in that industry -- at least not at the NYC firms. |
Anonymous
First job out of law school, aged 25, 106k salary, 2001. Worked for around 10 years and now staying at home, and I'm so thankful that I maxed it out every year. It was a fluke, too. Even though I went to law school and had a well paying job, I was not financially savvy and this was in the very early days of Google and readily-available personal finance advice. I attended the lunch by the 401(k) rep with a co-worker who, as we were leaving, just made an off-the-cuff remark about how, "Given the power of compounding interest, only an idiot would not max out..." I nodded like I knew all about it and maxed out 
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Anonymous
| We started our kids' Roths the year they turned 18. |
Anonymous
| I started my Roth when I was 16 and got my first retail job after school. Started my 401K when I got my first job out of college (22, I think I made $28K) and have been contributing ever since. |
Anonymous
| First job after college, 14%, starting with first paycheck so didn't "feel" any pain with it. |
Anonymous
. I was making about $30k. Lived with 2 other roommates to make it work. |
Anonymous
| First job making $58k. Went to the employer match of 4% and have been upping it ever since. |