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  Self: "Posting on behalf of my girlfriend.  She works a minimum wage job and is on track to max her Roth IRA this year!  It also just broke the 10K mark which was exciting for her.  I told her next up is 100K!"
  change_for_a_nickel (change_for_a_nickel): "Congrats! That's exciting for anyone to achieve!... and makes me feel a f fool when I make substantially more and have a hard time getting above 5k... Give'r a big ol' pat on the back"
  Marthalameu (Marthalameu): "Wow, I sure wasn't! I've only been at my current employer (K-12 school district) since December, but have been contributing a little bit to my retirement every pay check. Looks like our tax refund is gonna be a little larger!"
  