Comments on: Ask the Harvard MBAs: Should I save for retirement while paying down credit card debt? http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:11:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25208 Michelle Goodman Sat, 12 Jan 2008 07:02:44 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25208 annie, i think you're smart to take the company match as long as you're being offered it. "it's free money," my mom always would say. we'll have your MBA answer by monday... you're welcome again, and to answer your question about my writing another book that's more freelance specific, YES. you will be hearing about this in the coming weeks. annie, i think you’re smart to take the company match as long as you’re being offered it. “it’s free money,” my mom always would say. we’ll have your MBA answer by monday…

you’re welcome again, and to answer your question about my writing another book that’s more freelance specific, YES. you will be hearing about this in the coming weeks.

]]> By: annie http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25176 annie Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:03:27 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25176 awesome. thanks. i ask because although i know i shouldn't think about dipping into retirement funds before my time, i am itching to freelance someday, or work for myself, or volunteer, or feed my wanderlust - anything to get out of 9-5. with miserable office politics and commuting and my god, daily interaction with difficult people, i don't see myself in the cube until i retire. so being able to contribute to a 401(k) and receive a company match while i can is a nice, if short-lived, benefit. i'd like to have some savings that's growing on its own even if i'm not able to add anything. in the meantime, i'm building emergency savings in the event i cuss my boss out and get the boot or quit, more likely with each passing workday...thanks again. your book is a great inspiration! ever consider writing one that's freelance writer/writer-specific? awesome. thanks. i ask because although i know i shouldn’t think about dipping into retirement funds before my time, i am itching to freelance someday, or work for myself, or volunteer, or feed my wanderlust - anything to get out of 9-5. with miserable office politics and commuting and my god, daily interaction with difficult people, i don’t see myself in the cube until i retire. so being able to contribute to a 401(k) and receive a company match while i can is a nice, if short-lived, benefit. i’d like to have some savings that’s growing on its own even if i’m not able to add anything. in the meantime, i’m building emergency savings in the event i cuss my boss out and get the boot or quit, more likely with each passing workday…thanks again. your book is a great inspiration! ever consider writing one that’s freelance writer/writer-specific?

]]> By: Michelle Goodman http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25070 Michelle Goodman Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:40:58 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25070 hi annie, many thanks from all three of us. i'm passing your Q on to M &S now... will post the answer asap. hi annie, many thanks from all three of us. i’m passing your Q on to M &S now… will post the answer asap.

]]> By: annie http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25069 annie Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:31:37 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2008/01/10/ask-the-harvard-mbas-should-i-save-for-retirement-while-paying-down-credit-card-debt/#comment-25069 Hi all, I love your books and appreciate all the great career and financial advice. My question is how aggressive should I be about investing my retirement funds in the current economy? I'm 23 with a brand new 401(k). I know I shouldn't be afraid to choose riskier options at my age, but I'm worried this option might backfire pretty badly in the short run. I hate to sound like an alarmist, but what do you recommend as far as how to invest during uncertain times? Thanks! Hi all,

I love your books and appreciate all the great career and financial advice. My question is how aggressive should I be about investing my retirement funds in the current economy? I’m 23 with a brand new 401(k). I know I shouldn’t be afraid to choose riskier options at my age, but I’m worried this option might backfire pretty badly in the short run. I hate to sound like an alarmist, but what do you recommend as far as how to invest during uncertain times? Thanks!

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