effervescible | (no subject)

Truly, you are. Maybe I should also try this "regular flossing" of which you speak.

The key was when the dentist was all "you're gonna get gingivitis" and I went "I SHALL FLOSS." But otherwise my teeth remain robustly healthy.

Today I made my first dentist appointment that wasn't one my mom made for me when I visited my home town. I felt very adult.

Then I enrolled in my company's 401(k).

I should be discussing taxes and playing golf any day now.

Or real estate. That's a "boring grown-up" conversation I find myself in more and more often these days.

Of course, I live in Los Angeles, where everyone has something to say about real estate, but still.

I live in Los Angeles as well. House prices are one of my favorite topics.

...

I just made myself sad. :(

Have you ever been to this site? You can find out the property values pretty much anywhere. It's fun.

...Yeah, that's probably the saddest thing I've said in a long time.

I really need to enroll in the 401k, but I'm such a dumbass when it comes to financial stuff. I'm going to have to ask my dad to help me!

Yes, I am 25.

Same here. And I'll be 25 in less than two weeks.

You do realize I had my mommy on the phone during the whole enrollment process, right? ;)

401(k)s are kind of like horse racing, only it's lots of money, and you don't get the results until you retire. And if you bet on the wrong horse, you get to live on water and saltines.

(actually, I found our 401(k) process to be really easy. We get ten funds to pick from, which makes everything so much more simple. I think you can pick your own if you want, but I'm not that proactive.)

Heh, that's the best analogy for 401(k) ever.

My husband often gets smug about having 401(k) and his mad financial skillz, while I don't have either due to still being a grad student. Then I tell him that because I'm younger than him, am a woman, and an immigrant, I will outlive him and will then live off the fruits of his labors. That shuts him up ~~for about five minutes~~ until next round of bickering.

I was lucky in that 401(k)s were offered to me as soon as I was hired, even as a semi-perm. My attitude was mostly "huh, whatev," and it worked out well because you can divert a certain percentage of your paycheck to the fund automatically every month. This keeps me from the "OMG AM SO RICH" feeling of a complete paycheck. You'll get your chance for forced savings soon enough. :)

There are very few nonprofits that do 401(k), as far as I know, so maybe no forced savings for me. Am fully prepared to live out my old geezer days on social security, eating dog food. But The Man does what you do, diverts a percentage of the paycheck.

Since this is attached to the panties icon, is it to suggest you mean BUTT FLOSSING

Yumichika does not approve of thongs. They are not beautiful.