When I close my eyes and think of retirement, I think of my wife and daughter on vacation somewhere. I think of how young we look and how far we’ve travelled. I think of all the fun we can have, not working the typical 9-5 or 8-4’s. I think of all the culture we can soak in and learn from.
My wife and I have dreams of retiring early. We are constantly setting aside money into savings and investments so we can have hope for an early retirement. Retirement is a scary thing, especially when you look at Social Security or your 401K. These retirement tools are not going to be enough to retire and live happily on. If you are relying on these two things, you might need a part time job.
Knowing this, we are able to act now and do more for our retirement. We can learn new ways of investing and saving that can help not only save our money, but grow it. You need to have your money work for you, so that while you are saving for retirement, the accounts are growing bigger and bigger.
If you haven’t started yet, it’s not too late. Open up an account with Fidelity, or Webull, or any other brokerage and start investing in Index Funds. You can even create a US Treasury account and start buying bonds. All the tools are there for you, you just need the push to learn and get started.
What does retirement look like for you?
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