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Old 10-18-2008, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by kork13 View Post
This is correct, that second article mentions that it doesn't consider any money which is invested, to include any retirement plans. So I suppose the savings rate should actually be at least a bit higher.
It also doesn't include home equity, so if I send in $500/month in extra principal payments on my mortgage, that doesn't count as savings either. It really is a flawed formula.
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