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Top Ten Ways to Prepare for Retirement

A recent poll by Go Banking Rates revealed that 56% of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. And 28% of Americans aged 55 and older have ZERO saved for retirement. These are numbers that should scare us all. Even if you’re doing great on saving for retirement, those who aren’t saving will eventually be a tax burden on the savers if they continue to avoid a retirement savings plan.

With health problems on the rise and medical costs on the rise, people are in dire need of a plan to start saving at least something for retirement. And lest you be discouraged, know that “something” really does add up. Read more

Screw ’em: Doing What’s Best for You in Your Debt Payoff Journey

 

Have you ever been in a situation where you were going against the tide?  Swimming upstream?  If so, how did you handle it?  Did you turn around and take the easy road downstream, or did you keep pushing forward, against the grain.  What were the results?  Did you realize at the time that sometimes it’s necessary to go against the flow instead of going with the flow?

I first got a real dose of this lesson when my kids were little.
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