I gave a talk at Ignite Chicago about this. Though I have a 401k, I don't pay much attention to it. I keep it on autopilot, as most people do. The difference is

I gave a talk at Ignite Chicago about this. Though I have a 401k, I don't pay much attention to it. I keep it on autopilot, as most people do. The difference is I'm not relying on that for retirement. To do so is foolish I think. I put most of my money into rental property and my own business - two things I have (almost) complete control over.