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How to Know When Enough Savings Is Enough

Every time I check my savings account balance I feel proud for about five seconds then immediately anxious that it's not enough and I should be saving more, like no amount will ever feel safe.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The absence of an internal sense of 'enough' transforms healthy financial planning into an endless chase for security that never arrives.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Saving and the psychology of deferred gratification?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.