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“ I don’t even miss it when it’s taken out of my check,” said Julia. “I still have enough money to do the things I want to do. I don’t miss it one bit!”
Julia shares her story because she wants other young people to know that saving 10% is doable. “Four years ago, I had this conversation with a transporter,” she related to us. “I told him about my retirement savings plan, and he said that he couldn’t do that, that he needed his money now, had college expenses, and couldn’t afford to do it. A lot of people think, ‘Oh, I don’t have to start saving now, I’m not that old.’ But if you want to build yourself up and have a comfortable retirement, it’s never too early to start saving.” Focus on the end goal If you keep your dream for retirement in mind, saving doesn’t feel like a burden. “I think a lot of people don’t see the end goal or they don’t have an end goal in mind,” Julia says. “But when you present the facts and you’re able to see that if you save 10%, you could have this amount by so-and-so time, that’s inspiring. People should think about the goal, and then see the path to make that work.” To make sure she’s on course to meet her goals, Julia checks in regularly with her onsite Retirement Planning Consultant, Trecia Scribner. Julia sees these meetings as an opportunity to learn more about investments, different stocks, and how things fit together. “Monitoring your account is very important,” she says. “Just to keep updated with how things are going.” Meeting two to three times a year with Trecia means she can focus on her life today, without worrying about her future.
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