When I was working at Best Buy in college I was employed part time and they offered 401k. My mother instructed me to contribute as much as would max out their m

When I was working at Best Buy in college I was employed part time and they offered 401k. My mother instructed me to contribute as much as would max out their match, explaining that it was essentially "free money". I don't remember what the match was. I eventually rolled the whopping $2,600 into an IRA that's grown pretty well the past 8 years. It's a ridiculously easy thing to do that pays off, literally.