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Retirement is expensive. Take charge of your financial future and start preparing now. This website outlines ten steps to help you start saving for retirement. The site is presented in English and Spanish.

Women face many challenges in saving for retirement. This website highlights some of those issues and provides tips to get started. The site is presented in English and Spanish.

Providing for health care is an important part of retirement. This website and publication provides information on the circumstances when employer-provided retiree health benefits can be reduced or terminated and the importance of reviewing your plan documents.

If you are saving for retirement at work, this website will help you understand your plan and the federal law that governs your plan. It explains what information you should review periodically and where to go for help with questions. This website is presented in English and Spanish.

Sign up for direct deposit for your Social Security benefits so you’ll receive your money even if you can’t get your mail.

This website provides information on using US Savings Bonds to save for retirement. Did you know that a person retiring at age 65 spends an average of 18 years in retirement? Experts estimate that you'll need 70-80% of your pre-retirement income—lower earners will need 90 percent or more—to maintain your standard of living when you stop working. This is based on the assumption that you'll cut out many of your current expenses, like commuting costs, when you retire.

This website describes Direct Express, which is a process for receiving federal benefits through a special prepaid debit card. Getting in shape financially is vital to a person’s overall well-being. For senior citizens, people with disabilities and others who receive federal benefits including Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) by check. One alternative to receiving payments in the form of paper checks is receiving them through a Direct Express® Debit MasterCard® card.

Whether you're in foreclosure now or worried about it in the future, we have the information that can help.

This website includes helpful hits and tips on buying a home. It features video presentations and written information about such areas as determining what price home you can afford, shopping for a mortgage, shopping for a home, making an offer, getting a home inspection, shopping for homeowners insurance, and more.

Website of the U.S. Air Force's Personal Financial Readiness program. It features an array of information for service members and others on financial decision-making and savings.