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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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.” - “I don’t earn enough to be able to put anything away for retirement.” - “With the rising cost of living, I am having trouble making ends met, let alone putting anything aside for the future.” - “My boss doesn’t have a 401K for me to join.” When you start your first full-time job, ask your boss whether they offer a retirement plan.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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For typical individual investors, without special access to information, it offers what is likely the best financial advice they will ever get: It is hard to consistently beat the market, especially after fees. Let me give you the full story: I have been dating Miss Blinkin for approximately 1 year and 4 months.

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