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Consider that most people are spending their livings paying
freight for borrowing 'other people’s money".
If you save and invest, other people are paying you to use your money. It’s a lot more fun to see your money working than having to work yourself.
It gets harder to amass wealth as you get older. If you wait until you’re 32 and put away $4000 at 10%, you would have about $975,000, still a respectable amount.
At 42, you’d only be able to accumulate approximately $350,000.
If you’re 50 and can start putting $5000 (those over 50 are allowed "catch up contributions") away today, you’ll have around $175,000 at age 65.
Everyone knows that Social Security is not going to allow for a comfortable retirement. Even if
plan can continue to pay out forever, which is questionable right now,
money you receive will be far from generous and is subject to taxation.
You might have a good pension plan at work now, but will you be able to hold your current job to retirement?
If you have a Roth IRA, you can withdraw
money tax free after age 59 ½. Imagine having a million tax free dollars you can play with. It will well make up for
small sacrifices you have to make to get there.
No matter what your age, start saving what you can now - today. Even if you only amass $100,000, you’ll be better off than most people entering retirement.
