Beginning in 2024, workers will be allowed to contribute up to $23,000 to their 401(k), an increase of $500 from this year. The increase applies to other retirement savings accounts, including the 403(b) plan, most 457 plans and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan.
If you’re earning poverty wages there’s not a lot you can do. They’re called poverty wages for a reason. Considering you can’t really bring spending down at this income level, the only path is to increase income somehow.