About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income, an AARP survey finds.

About 1 in 4 have no retirement savings, according to research released Wednesday by the organization that shows how a graying America is worrying more and more about how to make ends meet even as economists and policymakers say the U.S. economy has all but achieved a soft landing after two years of record inflation.

Everyday expenses and housing costs, including rent and mortgage payments, are the biggest reasons why people are unable to save for retirement.

  • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m 30 and have been putting in 17% the past 5 years or so, fucking hurts and makes it hard sometimes but I don’t want to be working at 80. Most days I can’t decide if I want to live to retirement or not but I’m saving anyway so i don’t screw myself once I hit that age