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    I found out the other day that I work with someone who claims to have a tsp balance of $2.5 million. He said that he started contributing to tsp when he was 19, and has left it in the C fund for his whole career. I think he is in his mid to late 40s.
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    From the article, I find it interesting that it took 27 years to hit $1M then six years later $2M. It's time in the market and steady savings that will get you to your goals.

    It took 27 years (at a starting salary of about $21,000) to make his first million.
    So much will ultimately depend on what kind of market you have during your career.

    I agree with him about maxing the 401k out. It's unnecessary. Do it a few years, but don't go putting yourself in the poor house doing it.

    He doesn't sound like a fan of diversification though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bullitt View Post

    I agree with him about maxing the 401k out. It's unnecessary. Do it a few years, but don't go putting yourself in the poor house doing it.
    Then he follows it up with, in getting from 1 to 2 million he was maxed out along with over 50 catch-up contributions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bullitt View Post
    From the article, I find it interesting that it took 27 years to hit $1M then six years later $2M. It's time in the market and steady savings that will get you to your goals.

    So much will ultimately depend on what kind of market you have during your career.

    I agree with him about maxing the 401k out. It's unnecessary. Do it a few years, but don't go putting yourself in the poor house doing it.

    He doesn't sound like a fan of diversification though.
    If you have a million invested I can see how you can reach $2M in six years. Especially since the market has earned double digits over the last 10 years (with a miner hiccup or two). It takes money to make money.
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    He did contradict that maxing out statement later on. I felt this guy's goal was just to have more. He's already working in retirement and seems to be well off without the 401k.

    Causey is a tough one to listen to also. Always cheerleading the TSP millionaires as if that's a number everyone needs to reach no matter what he cost. He spends more time talking about how wonderful it is to have all these millionaires when he'd be better off telling listeners to map out a plan for what their needs and goals are in retirement and NOT worry about what someone else has. The thought that everyone needs more is partially what is causing rampant speculation today.

    Time in the market is very important, but a good tailwind (bull market) during the drawdown years is even more more important.

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    I used to read Causey’s column in the Washington Post twenty years ago when I was in the Washington area. His columns seemed to be better back then. I read him now and his pieces seem to be repetitive and pretty thin in information. Almost seems like he’s just phoning it in. I think I’ve read his millionaires article a few times in the last year or so.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ALRetiree View Post
    I used to read Causey’s column in the Washington Post twenty years ago when I was in the Washington area. His columns seemed to be better back then. I read him now and his pieces seem to be repetitive and pretty thin in information. Almost seems like he’s just phoning it in. I think I’ve read his millionaires article a few times in the last year or so.
    He also carries over the same mistakes from article to article. He always seems to misinterpret what he's looking at.

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    The TSP’s million dollar escalator: Better odds than the Powerball


    By Mike Causey @mcauseyWFEDJanuary 26, 2021 1:00 am






    Like most of you, I’m sure, I’m way too smart and sophisticated to play the lottery. To stand in line in the evening with a bunch of desperate looking people and wait my turn Look at the odds!

    https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2021/01/the-tsps-million-dollar-escalator-better-odds-than-the-powerball/

    (Spoiler: another Mike Causey article)
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    Too bad he wasn't on this afternoon, he could be advising worried TSP'ers not to panic because "stocks are on sale right now."

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    More than 8% of American adults are millionaires. Here’s how they got wealthy

    Odds are you know at least one millionaire.
    More than 8% of adults in the U.S. have enough assets to fit the definition, according to the Global Wealth Report 2020 by Credit Suisse. That works out to more than 20 million Americans.

    ...


    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/09/more-than-8-percent-of-american-adults-are-millionaires-heres-how-they-got-wealthy.html
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    I think some people give themselves too much credit. How many of them found their way into some Silicon Valley startup that got bought out by Google?

    Causey has another podcast out today. Guess what he's talking about?

    Most of the 75,420 (as of Dec. 30, 2020) feds with $1 million-plus Thrift Savings Plan accounts have three things in common. And none of which is age, occupation, sex, geographic location or agency.

    The vast majority got Club Millionaire status by doing the same three things...
    https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-...king-a-winner/

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    New interesting count on TSP Millionaires!

    https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-...-set-the-pace/
    Long range TSP investors set the pace


    By Mike Causey @mcauseyWFEDApril 13, 2021 1:00 am

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