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Online Calculators
and Worksheets
- The American Savings Education Council (ASEC) offers a Ballpark
Estimate worksheet to use interactively or print out. Its
also available in Spanish. Other tools from ASECs
Choose to Save program include a range of additional financial
calculators on saving, taxes, debt and more.
- How Much Do I Need to Save for
Retirement? is a downloadable worksheet from the Rutgers University
Cooperative Extension office that gives you 20 steps to retirement planning.
- Use the U.S. Treasury Departments savings
bond calculators to determine how much your bonds are worth, set
up a savings plan and figure how your bonds will grow.
Tips
on How to Save
- How Do I Get There From Here?
from the American Savings Education Council takes you through options
for do-it-yourself retirement planning but also gives you tips for selecting
an investment professional.
- Six Steps to Six-Figure Savings,
from the Consumer Federation of America, shows that small savings over
a long period can make a big difference. Over 40 years, for example,
$25 a week earning 5 percent compound interest adds up to more than
$166,000!
- Definitions of Retirement
and Savings TermsDont know an annuity from a thrift
plan? Use this glossary from the American Savings Education Council.
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