LIFE is what happens while we are trying to make up our minds, and waiting on more favorable economic conditions! Then we wake up one day, and are old, and retired!Ignore Dave Ramsey here, ALWAYS contributed at least the company match. That’s free money, if you would have put in 6 they would have put in 6 (12% of your income saved pre tax) you’d still be ahead even if the stock market dropped 49%.