What Percentage Of Salary Should You Save For Retirement? 
One of the most successful people I have observed was a teacher who saved the maximum amount possible in a tax deferred plan offered within her district and she did this for over thirty years ! She was a millionaire . The truth is that once you make a commitment to any percentage of your income you will find it fairly simple to maintain that percentage . Time is the key ingredient , the longer the time the more growth you will experience . 