In this video I'm going to show you my exact rule of thumb on how a benchmark my average
savings by age.
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When it comes to savings.
Americans are falling short big time.
Nearly 70 percent of adults have less than a thousand dollars in their savings account.
Think about that for a second.
All it takes is a blown transmission a couple of flat tires.
I hate to say this again but someone getting sick or someone passing away boom that thousand
dollars is gone and you have zero dollars in savings retirement funds aren't doing much
better either.
They're actually shocking in my opinion.
About half of US families have zero dollars in retirement savings.
This means that people that are going into their golden years have no nest egg and they're
probably going to eat cat food or something because I don't know how they're going to
live off of government subsidies.
Social Security may not even be in existence to when I retire.
So that's why you need to start planning now.
People like to think that they'll save more when they make more.
But studies have shown time and time again the more you make the more you spend.
It's human nature.
Think about it when you start making more money or you come into more money whether
it's through gifts or through an inheritance.
What do you think to yourself oh I'm going to get the nice dinner I'm going to go to
the nicer restaurant I'm a buy the nicer car.
It's human nature guys.
If you're driving a Ford one day you want to be driving a Ferrari the next day when
you're sick of the Ferrari you want to switch to the Lambo you need to learn how to become
content and disciplined with your money.
And that's how you become an overall happier person.
The sooner you start saving the better because of compound interest you have time on your
side and your money actually starts to make money.
So with all this being said let's get into the rule of thumb for how much money you should
have saved at each age in your 20s you should aim to have a quarter of your overall gross
pay saved up.
So a quarter is 25 percent.
So for easy numbers let's assume that your gross pay is a hundred thousand dollars.
A hundred thousand dollars multiply by 25 percent is 25 grand.
This can be a combination of your 401k your Roth IRA your checking or your savings by
age 30 you should have the equivalent of your annual salary saved up by age 35.
You should have twice your annual salary saved up.
And the list just keeps going on and on like this.
I never said this was going to be hard but actually saying it and doing it are two completely
different things.
Let's move on.
By age 40 you need to have three times your salary saved.
Forty five.
Four times fifty five times.
So on and so forth every five years you multiply your salary by another time.
So ultimately by age 65 which is ideally retirement for most people you ship eight to 10 times
your annual salary save for retirement.
This means that you'll be well funded for the next 20 to 25 years.
And you know God willing you'll live till you're 100.
They should be able to last you over the next 25 to 30 years of retirement and make sure
that you're not mooching off for children or b being a burden to your children.
That's the worst possible thing you can be in retirement.
Ladies and gentlemen as being a burden on your children you need to be a blessing to
your children.
And that's it.
I know this video was very short and I know it was straight to the point.
But again it's very easy to say something and think Oh that's simple I'll be able to
do that rather than actually implementing it and having the discipline and the know
how to practice.
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What do I need for retirement?
One million dollars.