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How MUCH should you have saved for retirement right now?"

How MUCH should you have saved for retirement right now?"

Are you on track with your retirement savings? See benchmarks for how much someone should have saved for retirement at different ages.

#162: From Poverty to Wall St. to Retiring With Rental Properties

#162: From Poverty to Wall St. to Retiring With Rental Properties

Episode #162 - Kevin "Kayr" Robinson grew up in Philadelphia in poverty, including his family being evicted from his home and living on welfare. But …

Deciding on Investments in Your 401K

Deciding on Investments in Your 401K

On this episode of DIY Money, Quint and Daniel talk about how to choose investments within your 401K.

Can You Contribute to an IRA If You Have No Income?

Can You Contribute to an IRA If You Have No Income?

No matter if you’re unemployed, taking a sabbatical, caring for a child or loved one at home, or not working for any other reason, don't miss out on …

Ask HTM - Negotiating Rent, Protecting a Baby’s SSN, & WTD with Ineligible Roth IRA Contributions #340

Ask HTM - Negotiating Rent, Protecting a Baby’s SSN, & WTD with Ineligible Roth IRA Contributions #…

We’re kicking off the week by answering your questions! And if you have a question for us, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/as…

185: “I DON’T Want to Retire Early” with Investing Expert Barbara Friedberg

185: “I DON’T Want to Retire Early” with Investing Expert Barbara Friedberg

Barbara Friedburg wasn’t always the savvy investor and saver that many people know her as, but her background helped get her there. Born to parents o…

WCI #204: First Year of Retirement with Physician on Fire

WCI #204: First Year of Retirement with Physician on Fire

Physician on Fire has been retired from medicine for a year and half. Granted the pandemic kind of screwed up a lot of his plans, but we can get an i…

03.31.21  Pandemic effect: Forced early retirement is bad for business & the economy / Renting Storage -  dynamic demand pricing & insurance.

03.31.21 Pandemic effect: Forced early retirement is bad for business & the economy / Renting Stor…

One effect of the pandemic has been forced early retirement for many. Only 38% of the workforce is 55 and older. Why employers are working against th…

The Beauty of the Roth IRA (Bestie Ep) #338

The Beauty of the Roth IRA (Bestie Ep) #338

You’ve heard us say before that you should be contributing to a Roth IRA, but what exactly is a Roth?! What’s so great about a Roth and is it better …

03.30.21 Saving for retirement - The case for automatic enrollment and target retirement funds / Who tried to scam Clark?

03.30.21 Saving for retirement - The case for automatic enrollment and target retirement funds / Wh…

The beauty of automatic enrollment into retirement plans for employees, and why Clark loves target retirement funds. /  How Clark got scammed! - Almo…

Birthday Lessons, Roth vs. Traditional, and Those Damn Fees! - E8

Birthday Lessons, Roth vs. Traditional, and Those Damn Fees! - E8

In Episode 8, I read from my recent article "31 Lessons in 31 Years." And I answer a listener question about Roth accounts vs. Traditional accounts a…

Ask Paula: I Want to Travel After I Retire; How Much Should I Save?

Ask Paula: I Want to Travel After I Retire; How Much Should I Save?

#308: Ziggy purchased an $890,000 property in San Mateo, CA in 2016. After living there for a year, he had to move, so he rented it out. Unfortunatel…

454: Retiring in 2 years Through “Aggressive” Rental Property Investing with Rachel Richards

454: Retiring in 2 years Through “Aggressive” Rental Property Investing with Rachel Richards

Retiring via passive income is why most people get into real estate, but rarely does someone accomplish that goal within just two years! Rachel Richa…

The Tax Risks That Could Blow Up Your Retirement Plan, with Ed Slott

The Tax Risks That Could Blow Up Your Retirement Plan, with Ed Slott

#307: “Taxes are the single biggest factor that separates people from their retirement dreams.” That’s a quote from today’s guest, Ed Slott, a nation…

Ask Paula: How to Shift From Financial Independence to a Mini-Retirement?

Ask Paula: How to Shift From Financial Independence to a Mini-Retirement?

#306: Jake and his wife want to retire in five years, at which point they’ll have 14 years before they can access their 401k funds. To help bridge th…

10 Lessons For A Successful Retirement (with an intro to Everplans)

10 Lessons For A Successful Retirement (with an intro to Everplans)

Spend less than you earn, invest, Stack Benjamins, and retire to a beach for the rest of your life, (or insert personal retirement fantasy here). It …

The 7 Steps to Financial Independence + 7 Rules of Investing, with JD Roth

The 7 Steps to Financial Independence + 7 Rules of Investing, with JD Roth

#305: Financial independence is a continuum, a spectrum. How do you know where you stand? In this episode, financial writer JD Roth discusses the sev…

176: How to Grow Retirement Accounts Before Having Kids | Finance Friday with Steve

176: How to Grow Retirement Accounts Before Having Kids | Finance Friday with Steve

Most listeners of the show will know that a cash cushion is always great to have and should be mandatory for almost everyone. Having a cash reserve o…

Will Saving for Retirement Before 40 Make You Miserable?!

Will Saving for Retirement Before 40 Make You Miserable?!

A paper found that young adults don't need to start saving for retirement until age 40. The study is based on "total life satisfaction" rather than s…

Will I Have Enough to Retire?

Will I Have Enough to Retire?

On this episode of DIY Money, Quint and Daniel give advice on how to determine how much you should be saving to have enough for your retirement.