Many of us have retirement as a goal. We look for ways to provide for the future, and to prepare for a life we want. If you are looking for a way to prepare for the future, here are some ideas from different personal finance bloggers:
401k Contributions Are Growing, But Will It Be Enough?
Over at Bible Money Matters, Khaleef Crumbley takes a look at the growing trend toward an increase in 401k contributions. The post considers the fact that many people reduced their contributions in response to the global financial crisis, but now it’s picking up — but it may not be enough.
What To Do With Your 401(k) When Leaving Your Job?
If you want to leave your job with your retirement account, you can take it with you. Roger Wohlner at Equifax Personal Finance Blog offers some helpful hints about how you can take it with you when you switch jobs.
Preliminaries to retiring in 5 years
You can create a plan for retiring in 5 years. Jacob at Early Retirement Extreme offers some helpful insights into retiring early. He offers some great advice on how to prepare for early retirement, and what you can do to reach your financial goals.
Why Give Your Children A Roth IRA
Hank Coleman offers a great idea: Get your children off to a good start with a Roth IRA. You can teach your children to prepare for their own retirement, and this can help them get a good start on the rest of their lives.
A 7 Point Unemployment Action Plan
When you lose your job, you need to put together an action plan to save your retirement. Kevin M at Out of Your Rut offers some advice on what you can do to improve your situation. The action plan can help you get through the tough time, and save your retirement.
Developing good money habits
Part of preparing for a good retirement is developing good money habits. By preparing for the future and working to develop better habits now, Jim Yih points out at Canadian Finance Blog, you can better prepare for what’s next.
Other Financial Posts
Enjoy a few more posts from around the PF inter webs.
- Every Purchase is a Trade Off at Get Rich Slowly.
- How to Budget for Your Wedding at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff.
- The Benefits of Understanding Your Credit Report and Score at Deliver Away Debt.
- Where to Change Your Name After Marriage at Free From Broke.
- How to Reduce Your Mortgage Insurance Premium at Wealth Pilgrim.
- Mom Knows Best — Finance Advice by Example at Sustainable Personal Finance Blog.
- Build Up Debt While You Are Young? at THE Canadian Personal Finance Blog.
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Paying down your mortgage should be a number one priority for succesful retirement.
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