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

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‘The time to start saving for retirement is yesterday’ quipped the financial advisor. The longer you save for retirement, the more money you will have to retire on, even if the amounts saved are quite small in the beginning. Why are so many people not saving for their own retirement? How many years will you be retired?

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What Makes a Saver?

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The act of saving. In its simplest form, the thing that makes a person a saver is the act of saving. One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. They won’t save up for it.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work? Here are the ins and outs of the whole process – why you need one, how much you should have, how to save for it, where to keep it and what do to (and what not to do) with it. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? This list provides an overview of steps that can be taken.

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Money and Life in Your Forties

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Your kids (if any) are most likely old enough to be somewhat self sufficient, and you are approaching the prime time of working life – functioning with ease, skill and experience, perhaps having opportunities you never dreamed would come your way for advancement, travel, monetary and other rewards. Perhaps they will work for you too.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Saving more (52%), spending less (19%) and paying off debt (19%). Adrian Nazari, CEO and founder of CreditSesame.com , is available to talk about how consumers can start 2013 on the right financial foot, as well as discuss the top 3 financial resolutions and what consumers can do to address them including: Saving More.

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The Best Investments For the Over 40s to Start Now

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It simply isn’t worth putting all your retirement savings on a high-risk investment; you could lose the lot and then you would really be behind the eight-ball. For USA Investors An employer-matched 401k allows you to contribute up to $22,000 if you’re over 50; whatever amounts your employer adds to this is basically free money.

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