Save Now or Die Trying: Achieving Long-Term Wealth in Your 20s and 30s

by Mark Bruno

Praise For
Save Now or Die Trying

"Most Americans see retirement as a certainty. The problem is too many older Americans have not saved enough and too many younger Americans start too late. Mark Bruno's Save Now or Die Trying provides an actionable wake-up call for some and an important jump start for others."
--Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC/Ariel Mutual Funds

You could work until the day you die. Or you could start saving just a little bit right now and actually enjoy a real retirement. You make the call.

No one is picking up the tab for our retirement, no matter how many decades away it may be. The way we retire has changed, but we still have time to potentially be more secure in our retirements than any other previous generation--but only if we buy into the financial realities of our retirement right this second.

With Save Now or Die Trying, you'll discover a number of retirement savings options that could net hundreds of thousands of dollars for your retirement, if you begin using them while you're still young.

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this guide will show you how to take full advantage of the most important elements of the retirement planning process--time and participation. Through practical profiles of young adults dealing with difficult financial situations and detailed discussions with scores of financial advisors about the various options available for building long-term wealth--from IRAs to 401(k)s--you'll quickly learn how to overcome the challenges of successfully saving for retirement.

Whether you're just out of school or just starting a family, Save Now or Die Trying will show you how a little commitment today can translate into significant financial stability tomorrow.

174 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Isaac Lord · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll sum up this book for you, to save you the trouble: Young person! I am also a young person, so you can trust me! If your employer offers a 401k or 403b, take advantage! If not, save for retirement using an IRA. Put at least a little in every month. Don't take it out again until you retire. The end.

This book was choc-a-block with one-sentence paragraphs, up with which I cannot put. This will teach me (will I ever learn?) to stay away from the Rainier Beach Public Library's "New Nonfiction" shelf, once and for all.

[Molly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have honestly never read a published book so full of typos- like, spell-check was on, but not grammar-check. Absolutely ridiculous. Aside from that (which was hard to get away from), it was basically a primer on saving, and how young people aren't doing it. Well, we're not doing it "right." Yeah, I guess there's some truth there. It was pretty eye-opening for me. Not a 'get rich and here's how' book, but rather a 'why don't you just save money' book. Useful.

[C.A.]

I feel like after reading the first chapter, I got the gist of this book.