Quite a bit but I'm not gonna sell, most of it is in retirement accounts anyway
I just want everyone to survive this
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I retired early in September. I lost about 30k. I put this years Roth investment into a cd that doesn’t mature for 3 years because I knew what was coming.
It’s strange but now that I’m not working the loss bothers me less. I think I hated my job so much losing money made me feel like all that hard work and misery was futile.
Luckily, I don’t plan to live off my retirement investments for another 10 years. I reduced my cost of living by building a tiny house, and living super minimally. I live on what could qualify me for food stamps in my city. Instead I have a garden and I grow food.
I have a part time side business that pays most of my expenses and it tends to do better even with economic turmoil because it’s cheaper than buying imports. Sales are up 10% over the same time last year.
I haven't looked, but I cut the US out of my portfolio well before this. Probably some, but not too much, and I like my prospects once the tariff selloff is over. Actually, if I can swing it through an available institution I might go even shorter on the US with equity futures.
$100k when I checked on Friday. Not going to check again, that way madness lies.
An entire lifetime of work, living modestly, saving, funding my retirement accounts, paying a financial advisor to help me make responsible decisions.
Blown up by that orange turd.
Just started my retirement fund last year, so far I have lost only $4K but I was being very moderate in my investments.
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About $10k, plus $12k in taxes :(
Had $120,000 at the start of the year. Had planned to pull at the beginning of the year, I didn’t. It dropped to $100,000 by early March of I remember correctly. I moved the money into a money market account after that. Where I had the money at has tanked quite a bit more after that. Not sure when I’ll get back in yet. Yes I realize it could recover before I get back in but so far I’ve made the right decision. S&P took major hits recently.