By the time you’re 30, aim to have 1x your annual income set aside for retirement. At 40, 3x; at 50, 6x; at 60, 8x; and by retirement, 10x.
Jean Chatzky
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Award-winning financial journalist. NYT & WSJ Best-selling author. Co-founder & CEO of @hermoneymedia & host of the #HerMoneyPodcast.
- As the daughter of teachers, I could not agree more. @soledadobrienTo ask teachers to be on the front line of mass shootings, the front line of a pandemic, and the front line of the struggle against inequality all while underpaying them and systematically underfunding the education system is both cruel and a recipe for societal collapse.
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- Nobody puts Eli in a corner. Best commercial of the game #SuperBowlSunday
- Figuring out how much money is reasonable to borrow for college is frustrating and the answer is actually a question: How hard is it going to be to pay back your student loans? Here's a look at common college borrowing guidelines. @CollegeAveLoans hermoney.com/borrow/student…
- Get this -- 95% of teenagers said they would value #personalfinance programs being taught in schools. I say it's about time!




