{"id":17240,"date":"2020-01-28T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/?p=17240"},"modified":"2020-02-05T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T15:57:42","slug":"america-saves-week-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/america-saves-week-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"America Saves Week 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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America Saves Week 2020 is February 24th<\/sup> to February 29th<\/sup>. It is a nationally recognized campaign that encourages you to take a closer look at how you are saving in order to set yourself up for success in the year to come.<\/p>\n

TIAA, one of the Retirement Program partners of the A&M System, provides savings advice to help you make saving a habit.<\/p>\n

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  1. Set goals you can reach\u2014Saving is a challenge. To win big, you don\u2019t have to start big. Set realistic goals and try to increase your savings every year.<\/li>\n
  2. Switch into \u201ceasy\u201d mode\u2014Automatic deposits allow you to set it and forget it. And you can\u2019t spend what you\u2019ve already saved.<\/li>\n
  3. Use the right tools\u2014Financial calculators can help you track your progress and see if changes are needed.<\/li>\n
  4. Protect your accounts\u2014Taking some simple steps may help ensure your savings won\u2019t end up in the wrong hands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To get started, you can use TIAA\u2019s financial goal planner<\/a>. Gauge your \u201cfiscal fitness\u201d by calculating your monthly income and expenses, write down achievable financial goals, and then identify a time frame to achieve those goals.<\/p>\n

    In addition to TRS and ORP, the A&M System offers two additional voluntary, pre-tax savings programs: the 403(b) Tax-Deferred Account (TDA) and the 457(b) Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP). Take this opportunity to also learn about the savings options available to you on the Retirement Programs website at https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/benefits-administration\/retirement-programs\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    America Saves Week 2020 is February 24th<\/sup> to February 29th<\/sup>. It is a nationally recognized campaign that encourages you to take a closer look at how you are saving in order to set yourself up for success in the year to come. The series will focus on the following themes this year for you to follow along:<\/p>

    1. Monday, February 24, 2020 | Save Automatically<\/li>
    2. Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | Save with a Plan<\/li>
    3. Wednesday, February 26, 2020 | Save for the Unexpected<\/li>
    4. Thursday, February 27, 2020 | Save to Retire<\/li>
    5. Friday, February 28, 2020 | Save by Reducing Debt<\/li>
    6. Saturday, February 29, 2020 | Save as a Family<\/li><\/ol>

      In addition to TRS and ORP, the A&M System offers two additional voluntary, pre-tax savings programs: the 403(b) Tax-Deferred Account (TDA) and the 457(b) Texa$aver Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP). Take this opportunity to learn about the savings options provided by your employer on the Retirement Programs website at (URL).<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benefits-news","category-retirement"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"Benefits"},{"value":41,"label":"Retirement Programs"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/01\/TIAABanner.png",600,222,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/author\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Benefits","slug":"benefits-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":18,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":82,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":82,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Benefits","category_nicename":"benefits-news","category_parent":0},{"term_id":41,"name":"Retirement Programs","slug":"retirement","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":46,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":41,"category_count":12,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Retirement Programs","category_nicename":"retirement","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/313"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}