Retirement Saving Update
My goal for 2016 was to save 9,000 toward retirement. As of 10/15/16 I have saved $8,720 towards my $9,000 goal! I have less than $300 to go to make my goal. I should be able to get that $280 put away in November. I can't believe that I went from having no money for retirement to having almost $9,000 in one year. Every time I contribute to my retirement account I am amazed that retirement may actually become a reality for me one day. I'm already dreaming of having $18,000 for retirement by the end of next year. Speaking of retirement, a few weeks ago I received a statement from the social security administration. Based on the information in the statement, my full retirement age is 67 and I (based on current numbers) should receive $2,363 a month in retirement benefits. I tend to wonder if social security will be around in 30 years in the same format that it is in now. Nevertheless, if I do receive over $2,000 a month in socia...