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Becoming a Tax-Free Millionaire: My Strategy with a Roth IRA

TAXES amirite? A wise man once said, in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. Well, I have some exciting news! I plan to use my Roth IRA account to become a tax free millionaire by the time I retire (and so can you)! A Roth IRA is an Individual retirement account where the IRS allows you to contribute up to $6000/per year of after tax money or if you're 50 years old or older, $7000 per year. Pros of a Roth IRA: - It's a personal account, not tied to your workplace, anyone with income can open one - What make's this type of account special is money grows in this account TAX FREE - Traditional 401k and IRA earnings are taxed as personal income when investment earnings are withdrawn which can be as high as 37% per the current tax rates - You can access contributions any time, unlike a traditional 401k or traditional IRA that would penalize your for making withdrawals before 59 1/2 years old Cons: - Any earnings (interest) cannot be withdraw