Whenever I'm working somewhere with a 401K, I always max it out, especially if there's some sort of match. I'm currently a 1099 contractor, so I'm doing the IR

Whenever I'm working somewhere with a 401K, I always max it out, especially if there's some sort of match. I'm currently a 1099 contractor, so I'm doing the IRA thing. And yeah, I max that out too. It's advantageous to current and future taxes, so no reason not to. In addition, I do have an investment account with Vanguard. My primary investments there are weekly contributions to one of their index funds. I also have some minor investments in various stocks. I've been buying Apple pretty consistently for the past two years.