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17 Retirement Lies We Still Tell Ourselves

October 22, 2019 · Retirement Life

Marriage will help me save more money for retirement

Makes sense at first, right? Two people can definitely save up more money than one. But so many people ignore the fact that expenses will also double. If children come into the picture, that’ll make saving up consistently even more difficult. Not to mention unforeseen circumstances like your spouse not being able to work all of a sudden? Waiting for the right person is just not a good plan. 

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