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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: charis on July 29, 2015, 08:57:57 AM
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My husband will enroll in a 457 plan in about a month, at the start of the 2015-2016 school year. We want 100% of his 2015 salary to be contributed to the 457. I hope that we will be able to adjust the contribution amount in January for 2016 to where he will be set to max the 457 and make additional contributions to a 403(b). Is that possible, or are we locked into the contribution amount set at the beginning of the school year? He will be paid twice monthly (24x/yr). The whole school year issue is throwing me.
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You should be able to change your 457b contributions at any time, unless there are some kind of local restrictions on this. Check with your husband's HR department on specifics. I asked my employer a similar question (thinking that once we save up our down payment, I could kick up the contributions)--they said it's kind of a hassle, but entirely do-able.
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You should be able to change your 457b contributions at any time, unless there are some kind of local restrictions on this. Check with your husband's HR department on specifics. I asked my employer a similar question (thinking that once we save up our down payment, I could kick up the contributions)--they said it's kind of a hassle, but entirely do-able.
This sounds right to me. Sometimes you can even change your contribution level online.
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You should be able to change your 457b contributions at any time, unless there are some kind of local restrictions on this. Check with your husband's HR department on specifics. I asked my employer a similar question (thinking that once we save up our down payment, I could kick up the contributions)--they said it's kind of a hassle, but entirely do-able.
This sounds right to me. Sometimes you can even change your contribution level online.
Yeah, I can change the amount online, however, our payroll staff has to change their end of things in our payroll system so that it matches what I want to contribute. That's the hassle factor, but not really my problem. ;)
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I change mine about once a year - with our system we have to fill out a form and can't do it online. Second asking your HR department. For us it's not a problem (state gov).
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I can't change mine online, but I just submit a one page form to HR with the dollar amount that I want withheld from each paycheck. They always give me "that look" because it is a slight inconvenience for them, but I try to keep my changes to a minimum. What you are requesting shouldn't be a problem. You might want to set a calendar reminder to adjust your withholdings in January.
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Great advice on creating a reminder in January. We should only have to change it once, and it will be worth it to get the most we can out of 2015.