snowball –> 401k
I was paying off my credit cards at $1200/mo, plus any unused funds that might show up.
Once they were paid off I starting depositing that nut into a 401.k instead. I knew if was pre-tax, but I was still surprised when I had $200 more (net) than before in my checking; of course it’s the difference of the tax that wasn’t taken out.
I’ll increase the contribution to $1400 to take advantage of it.