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By Miriam Caldwell, About.com Guide to Money in Your 20s

Have You Thought About Retirement?

Sunday May 4, 2008

When people are in their twenties, one of the last things most people think about is retirement. Honestly, it's so far away that it is easy to push to the back of your mind. Plus you are just starting out in your career and you may be struggling to pay your bills and get out of debt. However you can greatly increase your retirement savings by beginning to save now.

You should make it a goal to start saving for retirement as soon as you have a job. If you start the habit while you are young, you will be able to consistently save, and you won't even really miss the money that you put aside. If you haven't started saving yet, you should start now. You can take to your human resources adviser to learn what options are available to you through your job, and you can talk to a financial planner to learn what to do in addition that.

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