Just like Karl Malone, this thread delivers.
Did I just date myself?
Did I just date myself?

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many in that dilemma hold onto their IRA/Roth contributions until they know their MAGI, and if they qualify they then dump what is allowed into an IRA. Which is why you have till the filing deadline to fund the IRA/Roth.
Put the funds in a place that is safe and making a little money. And the end of 2022 is a long ways away.
If you work at principal (if your username is correct), I would recommend chatting with a co-worker who specializes in that area. They would be a more professional answer then any message board
I’ll add, if you’re at that income level, get an accountant for taxes, general advice, and ways to utilize the money you’re making.Do the Roth income limits only apply to the next year. So for example, if a couple made $250k/year in 2021, it would only apply to them funding a Roth IRA in 2022?
A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account that is usually not taxed upon distribution, as long as specific conditions are met.Millenial here. What is this IRA thing you speak of?
Do the Roth income limits only apply to the next year. So for example, if a couple made $250k/year in 2021, it would only apply to them funding a Roth IRA in 2022?
My wife took a new job and I expect her bonus will send us over the edge in 2022. So I assume I should stop contributing in 2022 and just look into the backdoor way?
If you have the option of doing a backdoor contribution and you are going to be close I would go ahead and do the backdoor instead of waiting. If you wait, you miss a year of gains (or losses). Just remember that you can't do a backdoor if you have an existing IRA with tax deductible money. Tax deductible money could be after tax money you then deducted on your taxes (there is an income limit for this) or if you rolled over a 401k/403b into an IRA.
You can do a backdoor still if it is offered through your 401k at work. We have that, so it gets you around the IRA issues of pro rata. Otherwise you would want to convert an IRA into your 401k to not have some of that $$ taxable on the roth conversion. Again, this is all based on your employer setting it up this way. I am lucky that my employer does that for me.
Yes. This would be a mega backdoor instead of the regular backdoor. Not an option to as many people.
It’s an ongoing joke that millennials don’t have money for retirement savings...@VeloClone curious why my post was funny? Because I have a Roth IRA or because I am telling him to look into what it's all about?
Millenial here. What is this IRA thing you speak of?
I’ll add, if you’re at that income level, get an accountant for taxes, general advice, and ways to utilize the money you’re making.
Ah, fair enoughIt’s an ongoing joke that millennials don’t have money for retirement savings...
Get an accountant for taxes/accounting. Get a financial advisor/planner for general/investment advice.
I only take advice on cars, haven't had a monthly payment in years. And you'd be surprised at how well a 1998 Buick LeSabre with 300k miles actually handles.