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  Whether you’re 25 or 55, at the start of your career or toward the end, it’s never too early or too late to start planning for your retirement. Financial security in retirement isn’t a given, yet fewer than half of Americans have calculated how much they will need for their golden years — and even fewer have taken steps to plan for them. While retirement planning can be overwhelming, it’s necessary if you hope to enjoy a financially secure, happy and fulfilling future. We spoke with a credit specialist at Symple Lending and they had some simple steps to start planning your path to retirement today. Plan Out the Logistics of Retirement In today’s day and age, retirement looks different for everyone. Whereas once upon a time, most people retired between the ages of 55 and 60, today’s retirement age varies drastically and depends on everything from the age one started his or her career to location to average annual earnings. For instance, though the average retirement age across al...

As you may well know, carrying a balance on your credit cards from month to month is a huge no-no. Yet, despite this knowledge, you may live with outstanding obligations across one or several accounts. If this is the case, you are not alone. Americans are in debt. According to recent reports, outstanding credit card balances soared past $1.1 trillion at the start of Summer 2022 — a year-by-year increase of more than 19% compared to pre-pandemic levels. This poses a major problem on both a universal scale and a personal level. While you shouldn’t worry yourself about the effects on the economy as a whole (at least, not yet), you should consider the consequences rolling credit card debt can have on your personal life. According to the professionals at Symple Lending , you should also investigate ways to pay down that debt as quickly as possible. Interest Rates Are Rising As Americans push themselves further into debt, credit card rates are rising. In the past seven months, the federal va...