Weston: The 2 costs that can make or break your nest egg - The Columbian

apenabe.blogspot.com

Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of "Your Credit Score." lweston@nerdwallet.com; Twitter: @lizweston Photo

If you earn a decent income but have trouble saving, the culprits could be the roof over your head and the car in your driveway.

Retirement savers who contribute more to their 401(k)s often spend less on housing and transportation than their peers, according to a study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute and J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Better savers also spend less on food and drink, but housing and transportation are bigger expenses that tend to be less flexible. Once you commit to a place to live and a car payment, you’re typically stuck with those expenses for a while.

“It may be decisions that you’re making as you are building your life that will ultimately crowd out saving for retirement, ” says Katherine Roy, chief retirement strategist for J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

The researchers divided 10,000 households into three groups: the 25% who contributed the least to their retirement plans, the 25% who contributed the most, and the “middle savers” whose contributions landed them in the middle 50%. High savers, not surprisingly, had higher incomes than the other two groups. Middle and low savers had similar incomes, but middle savers contributed about 5% at the start of their careers while the low savers contributed about 2%.

Let's block ads! (Why?)

"break" - Google News
August 29, 2020 at 07:03PM
https://ift.tt/3gFHND9

Weston: The 2 costs that can make or break your nest egg - The Columbian
"break" - Google News
https://ift.tt/3dlJq82


Bagikan Berita Ini