WELLNESS TIP IN YOUR 40's AND 50's: PRIORITIZE RETIREMENT. Funding your living expenses in retirement should be your most important goal right now, but a lot of people get distracted by college bills—and the feeling that you’re doing well, so you don’t have to save so much toward retirement. “People are not realistic,” Lyons Cole says. “They don’t understand that you can’t write a check to your kid’s college unless your retirement is really, truly on track.” You should be saving at least 15% of your income toward retirement—and more if you can swing it, she says. Ideally, Lyons Cole would like people to be putting 25% away overall, including retirement, emergency, and general savings. - What Are Your 'High-Earning Years'? Pay in Your 20s, 30s and 40s

What Are Your 'High-Earning Years'? Pay in Your 20s, 30s and 40s:

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