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 social security I would only have to pull income of $3,000 a month from my investments to still maintain my current salary.  While my current salary is not fabulous, I am able to meet my basic needs. By the time I'm in my 60s, I plan to no longer have a mortgage payment so a $5,000 a month income will likely still meet my needs. 

How are you doing with your retirement?  Are you going to be able to retire one day?  How much per year do you save towards retirement? 

New Worth- End of September

Here is where things stood as of the end of September 2016 

 Savings-
 $10,000 Emergency Fund
$6,295.08  Online Savings Account/$1,260 of that amount is for my Car Replacement Fund
$7,516.10 Retirement- Roth IRA
$2,209.82 House fund
$640.48 Travel Fund (Work)

Home-
$279,170-per zillow

                  Total (not including home): $26,661.48
                  Total (including home): $305,831.48

Liabilities-
$43 dentist bill- this will be paid from my 10/15 paycheck  
Mortgage $218,041.66
             
                   Total (not including mortgage): -$43
                    Total (including mortgage): -$218,084.55
 


                                     Total Net Worth(not including mortgage): $26,618.48
                                     Total Net Worth(including mortgage): $87,746.93