Comments on: A Girl Can Dream – Avoiding ‘Roadblocks’ to Retirement https://www.theafropolitanmom.com/a-girl-can-dream-avoiding-roadblocks-to-retirement/ Lifestyle, Parenting, Family Travel and NYC/NJ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mary https://www.theafropolitanmom.com/a-girl-can-dream-avoiding-roadblocks-to-retirement/#comment-62239 Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:39:09 +0000 https://www.theafropolitanmom.com?p=16372#comment-62239 Avoiding the roadblocks is crucial, but avoiding the speedbumps will get you there a lot faster. Speedbumps are things like bad habits (smoking/overshopping), overindulging in things like meals out on the town or date nights, and mindlessly spending amounts between 10-50 dollars. You can save up A LOT of money by forgoing a lot of those costly experiences and opting for free events and activities. If you can save $1k in speedbump level stuff every year (less than $3/day), you’ll be a lot closer to retirement than you think you are now.

Obviously this is waaaay harder to do once kids are in the mix, but setting good habits before that happens is important!

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