6 Ways to Save More for Retirement Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle

Whoever said "Live like there's no tomorrow" probably had trouble paying the rent in retirement. It's sad, but true. There is a tomorrow and ignoring it won't make it go away.

On the flip side, saving for retirement doesn't always mean you're brown-bagging your lunch daily and declining all social invitations. There are ways to increase your retirement contributions without sacrificing your lifestyle. Here are six ideas to try today.

Your annual raise is a powerful financial resource. But it's easy to let that paycheck increase disappear into the vortex of your monthly spending. I know because I've done it. I've even caught myself spending the raise mentally before it's in my bank account.

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