Savings Guide – Daily Saving Money Tips

A lot of people haven’t been able to retire when they thought they could, due to a variety of financial factors. While it might seem like an unexpected hurdle, there are a lot of reasons an extended time in the workforce can be a good thing. Here are five of them.

While everyone might be talking about the days when we’ll kick back and play bingo in our retirement, in reality, most people are delaying the fateful moment by years. A recent Gallup poll found American workers now expected to retire at 66, as opposed to the expected age of 60 in 1995. So what are the pros of delaying your retirement by a couple of years? Read on, inspired by MSN Mone

My brothers and I are useless. None of us went into lucrative careers, while all of us are blessed to be working in fulfilling, creative jobs, none of us look likely to live (financially) profitable lives. Luckily for us, we’re all equally hand-to-mouth but what happens when one child of the family is continually asking for money while the others are now financially independent? The whys, wherefores and what to do with the will.

I’ve been in the workforce five years and I’m already thinking about retiring early. It’s a well-worn suggestion that the years you could most ‘fully’ enjoy your money are the ones you lose in earning it. When thinking about getting out of the rat race earlier than most, there are some necessary considerations. Here are a couple, drawn from MSN Money

Come again? “She-proofing”? If you’re a woman, you’ve probably already thought about it, if not particularly under that name. Annette Sampson from the Sydney Morning Herald writes on how women can protect and bolster their retirement funds.

Money in the mattress. An illegal bookie operation. MSN Money have put together a list of the worst ways to save for your retirement, and I liked it so much I thought it was worthy of a post. The options are endless, but here are the 5 absolute worst ways to bolster the retirement fund.