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Example household has about 5 months of essential expenses saved. Childcare + health costs make monthly burn higher now. Would you push that to 6-9 months before increasing 529 contributions, or keep both moving?
If someone is in a high marginal bracket now and expects lower taxable income in retirement, Traditional seems pretty compelling. The thing I struggle with is how much value to put on Roth flexibility later. How do you frame it without pretending future tax rates are knowable?
Say someone has 6k cash and 11k credit-card debt at 24%. Rent is stable, job seems stable. Would you keep 1 month emergency cash and throw the rest at the card, or more cushion?