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    Quote Originally Posted by Rukh View Post
    Oh DON'T light yourself on fire? Man that was just in time.
    Give a man a campfire and he will feel warm for a day.
    Set him on fire and he will feel warm until the rest of his life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RaoBurning View Post
    I wish I made enough money to be able to follow any of that advice.
    Save 20% of each paycheck. Anyone can do that!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Symphonic View Post
    Save 20% of each paycheck. Anyone can do that!
    Well, I mean I'm unemployed right now so 20% of 0 is zero. But, looking at my last job, 20% of 600 is $120 per check, $240 per month. Yeah maybe. Would have made the Summers really tight though. As it was I was already doing the credit card juggle through June and July.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wells View Post
    This is America. We always have warm dead bodies.
    if we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RaoBurning View Post
    Well, I mean I'm unemployed right now so 20% of 0 is zero. But, looking at my last job, 20% of 600 is $120 per check, $240 per month. Yeah maybe. Would have made the Summers really tight though. As it was I was already doing the credit card juggle through June and July.

    The joys of working at a school. All that unpaid time off <\3
    Saving 20% of your paycheck when you were working would have made it easier to make it through the months when you were not

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    I thought this was common knowledge...

    EDIT: People also need to keep in mind that advice like this is subject to change in the near-future when the economy will inevitably collapse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamdwelf View Post
    This is common knowledge why is this viral?

    It's like don't light yourself on fire etc.
    NOW you say something!?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sicari View Post
    Saving 20% of your paycheck when you were working would have made it easier to make it through the months when you were not
    I was thinking 20% on top of my Summer fund. Long term savings, and all that. Would have been a might bit tricky.
    Quote Originally Posted by Wells View Post
    This is America. We always have warm dead bodies.
    if we had confidence that the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hubcap View Post
    I got caught by the buying individual stocks thing, it's practically gambling.
    I thought you said "individual socks". That would be financially irresponsible, and impractical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zenotetsuken View Post
    I thought you said "individual socks". That would be financially irresponsible, and impractical.
    Don't judge my appendage covering accessories, fascist! Matching socks are just boring.
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    Nah nah, see... I live by one simple creed: You might catch more flies with honey, but to catch honeys you gotta be fly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gamdwelf View Post
    This is common knowledge why is this viral?

    It's like don't light yourself on fire etc.
    Yeah, still some people need to be told that you don't put a hamster in a microwave... think about that.
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    Saw this quite a while ago. It's safe, sage advice, but also relies on the fact that you make a good amount of money to start with, and have absolutely nothing go wrong over the course of decades.

    Many folks can't save 20% even without the rest of the suggestions on that card.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hubcap View Post
    I got caught by the buying individual stocks thing, it's practically gambling.
    It's no more gambling than 401k contributions. Those are simply diversified to minimize losses (in theory). For folks who want profits that can be readily accessed, saying no to individual stocks is silly.

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