Do you know people (such as your parents) who have retired comfortably? How did they plan for retirement? Have you done things in a similar way to them? If the answer is no, now is the best time to start learning.
Try to determine what your expenses will be like once you retire. Most people need around seventy percent of their current income just to cover basic necessities during their retirement years. Lower-income earners may need as much as 90 percent.
Don’t waste money on miscellaneous expenses. Write a list of your expenses to help determine which items are luxury items you can cut out. The more you eliminate, the less you have to save.
Start your saving early, and continue it until you retire. You may have to start small, but that is perfectly okay. Save as much as you can throughout your working life. When your money resides in an account that pays interest, your money has the chance to grow to provide you with extra money later on.