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By: Marcia Stehouwer

Marcia Stehouwer — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:11:19 +0000

I think it would be better all around if we hammered into our brains and our kids brains that life is not easy and it is not fair. Having settled that for myself it is a lot easier to knuckle down and do the hard work required to save a little bit every day. I do without a car. I do without cable, I have a modest savings account and a modest retirement account. But I have them! And I have a life!

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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:24:56 +0000

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By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:31:24 +0000

I’m a sucker for buying books and magazines that have steps on the cover or in the title. My brother works for a publisher and he told me publishers love titles with 12 steps to this and 10 steps to that because it sells more magazines and books. I guess marketing departments study these things.

I believe steps and goals can create unnecessary stress in your financial life. What if you miss a step? Are you doomed? What if you don’t reach the magic number in retirement savings? Does that mean you have to keep on working? Steps and goals can set the bar too high. We get frustrated, we start over, we make mistakes, we quit.

A friend of mine gave me the best advice regarding my financial life: Look at saving and investing as a process. And keep it simple.

I did. I’m debt free and retired at 57.