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The Carr Report: If you’re broke after Christmas, you’ll probably be broke after retirement (atlantadailyworld.com)

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

A good friend recently suggested I write an article on how to get back on track financially after the holidays. I responded, “Wow! That’s a great idea. I never thought of that.” Dumbfounded, my friend said, “All the financial writers are covering Christmas blues and holiday hangovers. I can’t believe you haven’t written about it.” … Continued

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[–] sumguyonline 2 points 2 weeks ago

People born after 1980, likely will not be capable of retiring, at all. A majority of us will never have enough money to buy a home, and home ownership is required for a financially secure retirement. Not owning your own home means you need to plan for ever increasing rental prices, not possible on fixed income.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I agree retirement is probably a pipe dream, but I wonder how many of these articles are propaganda populated to get us to YOLO the savings into spending, thus boosting the economy.