Survey:

What do you wish youʼd

saved for in your 20s,
30s, and 40s?

Ramit Sethi, iwillteachyoutoberich.com

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Question #1:
What do you wish
you’d saved for?

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Key insight:
People in their
20s wish they’d
saved money to
travel

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Survey responses: 1,545

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
 Key insight:
People in their
30s wish they’d
saved for a
house

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Survey responses: 684

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
 Key insight:
People in their
40s wish
they’d saved
for retirement

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Survey responses: 161

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
 Question #2:
How much do you
FEEL you should
have saved by now?
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Key insight:
People in their
20s wish they’d
saved $10,000 -
$25,000

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Key insight:
People in their
30s wish they’d
saved more
than people in
their 20s

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Key insight:
People in their
40s wish they’d
saved more
than people in
their 30s

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Question #3:
Who do you wish
you’d saved for?

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Key insight:
People in their
20s wish
they’d saved
for themselves

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 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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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 Use the 10 Year
Savings Plan

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

 1. Get off your ass

2. Get I Will Teach

You To Be Rich
(New York Times
bestseller)

3. Dominate

Get the book at

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009