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When you are young and have your whole life ahead of you, it is easy to put things off that you should be doing for your future. That is okay for some things, but other things are harder to catch up with when you are older. Retirement is one of those. That is why investing at a young age is so important.

When you are in your twenties, you could start saving and investing so you can have a large nest egg later in your life. It doesn't take much, especially when you compare it to the amount you would have to increase your savings later to leave you with the same amount of retirement money.

For example, if you were to start investing $100 per month when you were 25, after 40 years you would have accumulated almost $600,000. That is based on an average of 10% annual increase in the investment. Just imagine how large your retirement account would be if you were to periodically increase the amount you invest as you get older, say, every five or 10 years. You could easily retire a multimillionaire.

Of course, there are other priorities for young people, and it may be that $100 per month is too much to start investing at age 25. But the point is that you should do something to start the habit, even if it is $10 or $20 per month. You can always increase the amount later.

Should you decide to wait until you are 45 to start investing money for retirement, the amount you would have to set aside to accumulate almost $600,000 is far greater: $750 per month. For most people, that is a lot of money to put aside each month, and chances are they won't be able to.

Whatever you do, do something. In other words, investing a little money now can provide you with a lot of money later. It is better to start with a smaller amount than nothing at all. You can build up the amount over time as your income increases. That way you never have to feel that you are going to grow old and not be able to take care of yourself financially.

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