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

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These surveys show quite clearly that a huge section of the working population is not making any contribution towards their retirement funding. You want to plan to retire from work, not from life. Unless you want to work until the day you die, you are going to need some savings to fund the years you no longer earn an income.

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Investment Methods

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Author of Forbes article Why You Should Take Joel Greenblatt’s ‘Magic Formula’ Stocks Seriously , Charles Sizemore thinks it works, others don’t. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA).

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What Makes a Saver?

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I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds. As a retiree, I started out as a saver, unsure how the finances were all going to work out (especially since I retired during the last recession).

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Link Love Carnival #4

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The Link Love Carnival is an avenue I created where bloggers can work together to “ build a better world “. Suba tells us why you should not use your 401K. I have some tricks I have found for work life balance. Hello and welcome to the 4th edition of the Link Love Carnival. Each month a charity for the carnival is chosen.

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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? Stock Market Basics: How Does 401k work Understanding 401k is a must to help you save money for retirement purposes plus it also helps you save taxes and get more cash in your hands. Here’s some tips to be wary of when trying to consolidate your debt.

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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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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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