👴👵 How Gen X Can Plan and Save for Retirement (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

9 Steps Gen Xers Should Take to Prepare for Retirement.

Shore up your emergency fund, prepare for medical costs and other moves to make before leaving your 9-to-5.

By Cameron Huddleston, AARP. Published October 23, 2025.

Forgive the Generation X movie reference, but reality could bite for those born from 1965 to 1980 as they close in on retirement. More than half of Gen Xers don’t think they’ll be financially prepared when the time comes to retire, according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study.

“They are absolutely behind on saving for retirement,” says Mindy Wilke, wealth management adviser with Wilke Wealth and Investment Planning, a Northwestern Mutual affiliate in Franklin, Wisconsin.

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https://www.aarp.org/money/retirement/gen-x-prepare-to-retire/

[MuktaS390247 · Accepted solution]

Totally get this. Between college costs for kids and helping parents, saving for myself got pushed back. Lately I’ve been automating savings so at least something’s always going toward retirement.