Survey:
What do you wish youʼd
saved for in your 20s,
30s, and 40s?
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In 60 seconds
you’re going to look
at your future self --
and see the money
mistakes you’re about
to make
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Question #1:
What do you wish
you’d saved for?
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Key insight:
People in their
20s wish they’d
saved money to
travel
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Survey responses: 1,545

Key insight:
People in their
30s wish they’d
saved for a
house
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Survey responses: 684

Key insight:
People in their
40s wish
they’d saved
for retirement
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Survey responses: 161

Question #2:
How much do you
FEEL you should
have saved by now?
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Key insight:
People in their
20s wish they’d
saved $10,000 -
$25,000
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Key insight:
People in their
30s wish they’d
saved more
than people in
their 20s
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Key insight:
People in their
40s wish they’d
saved more
than people in
their 30s
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Question #3:
Who do you wish
you’d saved for?
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Key insight:
People in their
20s wish
they’d saved
for themselves
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Key insight:
People in their
30s wish
they’d saved
for
themselves...
but twice as
many wish
they’d saved
for their
spouse/partner
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Key insight:
People in their
40s wish
they’d saved
for
themselves...
but now the #2
wish is saving
for kids
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Analysis
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20s 30s 40s
Your #1 wish is to House down
Travel Retirement
have money for... payment
You wish you’d • $50,000 - $100,000
$10,000 - $25,000 $50,000 - $100,000 • $201,000 - $500,000
saved...
You’re saving for... Ourselves (83%) • Yourselves (63%) • Yourselves (55%)
• Your partner (21%) • Kids (24%)
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Key takeaways
• You’re going to spend a lot in the
next 30 years
• You will deny it until you become
that age like everybody else
• If you start planning now, you can
dominate others
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Use the 10 Year
Savings Plan
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1. Get off your ass
2. Get I Will Teach
You To Be Rich
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3. Dominate
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