I haven't had a "real" job in years. I try to keep my taxable profile as small as possible. The key, I think, is to have absolutely no debt. The house is paid for, the cars are paid for, and the kid's college and grad school are paid for.
“The key, I think, is to have absolutely no debt.”
Just my insurance alone is over $700 a month now, for a high deductible policy. Hard to be debt free, even without the other usual payments.
I haven’t had a “real” job in years. I try to keep my taxable profile as small as possible. The key, I think, is to have absolutely no debt. The house is paid for, the cars are paid for, and the kid’s college and grad school are paid for.
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Yes. Yes and Yes!
I cant speak with authority about the educational funds, as we have no children. But if I did, I would encourage them to invest in a trade that can pay well when jobs exist and help them get by when there are no jobs.