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The power of micro goals

The power of micro goals

From the course: Planning for Retirement

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The power of micro goals

- Have you ever done one of those online retirement calculators that told you you should start saving a ridiculous amount of money to get on track for retirement? Like 50% of your income or something crazy? And then wanted to stick your head in the sand after? Have you ever felt like saving for retirement is such a giant, daunting goal that you just avoid dealing with it or thinking about it because it feels like it'll never be possible? Those online calculators drive me nuts. They're like freeways with no on-ramp. They tell you to go from parked at a red light to 65 miles an hour with no on-ramp to build up speed over time. So here's a super helpful strategy for building an on-ramp to your retirement goal. It's called setting micro goals. As you might've guessed from the name, micro goals means setting small goals rather than large ones and stringing them together so that you can make a big progress over time. Think of…

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