Tagged with `retirement`

Don’t Wait Till Old Age – Retire Now

The recently sold Slacker Manager has something to say: Retire Now. Don’t wait for that retirement package and don’t wait until old age. Something that should be said right off the bat is that retiring apparently doesn’t mean giving up work. Retire now does not mean you stop working. It means you work at what interests…

When Can A 20 Year Old With No Debt Retire?

Trent over at The Simple Dollar explains that if you’re a twenty year old with no debt, saving 20% of your current salary until your 40 years old will ensure a healthy retirement. The math is pretty simple, and better yet, cautionary. By and large, though, if you live below your means and put that ‘extra’…

Money Management: You’re never too old

MSN Money gives some great advice for those that can see retirement slowly creeping up. The point of the article is to emphasize that no matter what your age and financial situation, your savings can still make an impact. Specifically, MSN gears the article for the following situation, “You’re over 40 and you…

How 401Ks Work

There are lots of things we do in life because we’ve been told they’re a good thing to do. One of those in my life is putting money into a 401K retirement plan. But what does that mean? How does it work? Lucky for you, the folks at HowStuffWorks.com have written a piece about it…

How much do you need to retire?

Many people worries about retirement – The most frequently asked question should well be “how much should I really need?” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine has a intensive article which answer this question. The article gives several examples with some solid suggestion on how to save your retirement funds: Young workers don’t need to get hung up…