Summary: Why is it so hard to save? Photo: GeorgHH. Source: Wikipedia We often hear that there is a retirement crisis in this country. People aren’t saving enough today to fund their retirements tomorrow. Our national savings has declined from 10% in the 1980s to around 2.5% now. And if you save 2.5% of your salary for 40 years and put it in the bank, by the time you retire you’ll have set aside an amount equal to […]
