Comments on: The Scary Truth About Saving For Retirement http://www.automaticfinances.com/saving-for-retirement/ Money management for the 21st century Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:31:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Unger http://www.automaticfinances.com/saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-7730 Jason Unger Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:19:18 +0000 http://www.automaticfinances.com/?p=1641#comment-7730 I think for so long, people did 30 years of work for a company, got a pension, and called it a career. (And had a little bit of Social Security, too.) But now that we're out of the age of pensions, you need to do so much more saving and investing to be prepared for retirement -- and you need to start it much earlier! It ain't easy, that's for sure. I think for so long, people did 30 years of work for a company, got a pension, and called it a career. (And had a little bit of Social Security, too.)

But now that we're out of the age of pensions, you need to do so much more saving and investing to be prepared for retirement — and you need to start it much earlier! It ain't easy, that's for sure.

]]> By: Wojciech Kulicki http://www.automaticfinances.com/saving-for-retirement/comment-page-1/#comment-7714 Wojciech Kulicki Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:20:08 +0000 http://www.automaticfinances.com/?p=1641#comment-7714 No doubt those numbers are scary, but they are definitely not a surprise for me when you consider that most people simple can't wrap their heads around what they will need to retire, instead choosing to ignore the issue altogether. Maybe they think Obama will take care of them in their ripe old age... (oh snap, did I just make a political statement, ahem...back to my usual neutral self). :) No doubt those numbers are scary, but they are definitely not a surprise for me when you consider that most people simple can't wrap their heads around what they will need to retire, instead choosing to ignore the issue altogether.

Maybe they think Obama will take care of them in their ripe old age… (oh snap, did I just make a political statement, ahem…back to my usual neutral self). :)

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