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Doing life better part 1: Investing

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Hey Everyone,  It's been a long time since I've posted anything as I wanted to focus on some changes that were going on in my life. So for 2020 I have been learning new skills, getting better saving habits, investing, and cycling. In this first post, I want to dive into my investing habits for the year and some resources I have been really getting a lot out of. *A disclaimer I am not a financial advisor of any sort and anything I say you may choose to listen to at your sole discretion.  1. 401 K savings     I am sure most people at this point are familiar with taking part of their paycheck and moving it into their savings. But this year I decided to move an additional 3% into my 401k as I have been making pretty decent growth over 12% a year on the money that has been building in my account.  2. ROTH IRA     This is something some people agree with and others do not. But I feel like why not take advantage of an extra $6000 / year you can put away to co...