Preparing for retirement is one of those things that a lot of us put off for a variety of reasons.

When we first start out in the working world, retirement seems so far away as to be almost unimaginable — and so we don’t prepare for the things we don’t imagine. As we get a little older, we start to think about it, but things like buying a house or recovering from job loss often take priority. » Read more

Skipping meals. Doing without important medications. Struggling to pay for a place to live. Those are the kinds of things you’ll face as someone who retires without a nest egg. And in many cases, retirement is involuntary. Even greeters get laid off.

So if you think you can’t afford to start building a nest egg now, think again. » Read more

A 401k is a great benefit, especially if your company matches a portion of it. Saving for retirement is extremely important, and a 401k allows you to do that pretty painlessly. But what happens to the money in it when you leave your job before retirement age, either voluntarily or due to a layoff? » Read more

My high school German teacher hated it when people were late to class. But, there always seemed to be one smart-aleck student who would come in late anyway, announcing “better late than never”.

“But better never late”, my teacher would reply.

That same idea can be applied to funding retirement. » Read more