We often hear people going on about preparing for retirement. However, when you are young it can be annoying to think about it and you prefer to spend your money on other things. However, there are a number of good reasons why it is important to start planning early for retirement.
People are living longer
As people are living for longer on average, it means that their retirement will be longer. This could seem like a great thing but you need to remember that this will mean that you will need to live on a passive income for longer. This means that you will have to find a way of affording this and therefore build up a retirement fund that is large enough. The earlier you start paying in to the retirement fund, the bigger it will be.
Do not have to pay out so much
If you leave saving for your retirement until you are quite close to retirement, then you will have to pay in a lot of money each month. However, if you start early you will not only be able to pay in less each month but you will be able to have the money invested for longer. Then you will get more interest on the money which will help you have even more money.
May not have so much money later in life
It may be possible that as you get older you will have less money to be able to invest in to a retirement fund. You may find that you have more expenses, such as having a family or that your income goes down. Therefore if you can start saving money early, then you will get a retirement fund started. If you find that money gets tight and you have to stop paying in to avoid getting payday loans or borrowing in other ways, then you will have something there that you can add to when you can afford to start paying in money again.
May be able to retire earlier
It is possible that if you start paying in to your retirement fund that you will get enough to be able to retire early. If you get a lump sum of money that will enable you to have enough passive income to live off before you reach retirement age, then you may decide that you can stop working and live off that income.
There are a lot of good reasons to start a retirement fund early. If you want to have a good retirement then you will need to make sure that you have enough money to afford it and so starting saving early is very important.
Guest post by Travis H.
as im closer to my husband retiring,you have to make sure you have enough to cover your basic bills,plus any extras that popup,,takes years to get ready
I agree, the beginning of preparing for retirement, the better, especially for people who work at small companies that can not afford to pay salaries according to the standard,
great tips! thanks
These are some great tips! We have been working very hard at building up our retirement account. We don’t want our children faced with the burden of having to help support us.
great post, i love that.. never too early!