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Despite the tough financial times US citizens still believe that American dream is alive, even though, the government doesn't do its best.

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Share on google Share on google_plusone 1 Part of the American dream is an accessible college education, and Aunties love to enable the dreams of their nieces and nephews. For many, however, paying college bills is a looming nightmare. A niece or nephew attending a four-year public university in 2017 could be looking at tuition, fees, and room and board running as much as $100,000. Send Sally to a private school, and you are looking at more than twice that amount, possibly averaging $200,000!

When I first started working at the age of 23, retirement seemed like something that old people did. I started contributing to a 401k plan with my first paycheck, but retirement seemed so far off that I didn't put much thought into it. I didn't really have a goal of retiring early, I just figured my husband and I would retire at 65 like most people seemed to do.