Mike and Erica started at the firm on the same Monday in 1989, ate the same cafeteria tacos, and both funneled 10 % into the company 401(k). They crossed the retirement finish line together with matching balances: $1,000,000 each.
Most advice says: put in more hours, tighten your belt, pray for raises. Yet plenty of people who grind the hardest still stress about money. What the wealthy do differently starts in their head, not their wallet.
When you’re still earning a salary, a market dip is annoying but you keep adding new money. When you’re retired, you’re pulling money out. Taking withdrawals from a falling market is like trying to bail water from a leaking boat while drilling new holes.
Imagine this: It’s 4:57 p.m. on your last day at work. You shake a few hands, pack the framed family photo, and swipe out for the final time. Fifteen days later, something eerie happens—no salary lands in your bank account.
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