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Old 10-05-2008, 02:08 PM
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No offense Matt. That’s such an elitist comment or anyone can say to OP for failing to save sufficient EF. Perhaps they may have lost their jobs multiple times throughout their working career, filed bankruptcy, few divorces, child supports, and paying the high cost medical bills. Those are real factors to consider before you can flatly say, they are lazy. Perhaps they may also view ROTH as part of EF for tax benefit purposes if they never use it (two for the price of one). Perhaps they just couldn’t earned enough money to sock away extra fund besides ROTH. We just don't know. It’s unfortunate but I wouldn’t call them lazy.

Although, I agree with you about that OP should build their EF first and foremost before accessing ROTH.
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