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      When should you start planning for your retirement?

      The answer is…yesterday.  In short, it's never too early to save for the future.

      Unfortunately, a third of all Americans don't even have a savings account and just 23% of people under age 29 have a retirement plan.

      Alexa von Tobel, CEO of the personal finance site LearnVest.com, explains that most 20-somethings simply don't know enough about money.  Personal finance isn't a course most people take in school despite the fact that we make, on average, 6-10 financial decisions every day.

      It can also seem impossible to find extra money to set aside when so many recent college grads are drowning in a sea of student loan debt.  (The average grad owes $25,000.)  In fact, I read last year that for the first time student loan debt exceeded credit card debt, topping $1 trillion for all outstanding loans in the U.S.

      But despite all this, there are ways to save and simple steps to put you on the right track. Von Tobel recommends a

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      If you are currently caring for an elderly relative, you are certainly not alone.  Recent surveys indicate as many as 42 million of us are in that situation, and from health care decisions to navigating the world of assisted living and nursing homes, it can all be a little overwhelming.

      In this episode I talk to Bruce Feiler, a New York Times columnist and best selling author, about the things we all need to know before we're confronted with this increasingly common life experience.

      As Bruce says, "It's much more difficult to bring down a parent than it is to bring up a child." Aging adults understandably don't want to surrender their independence or admit they need help from their children. Having conversations about finances, day-to-day tasks and long-term wishes can cause a lot of tension, especially between the siblings who are caring for their parents. Bruce recommends that siblings divvy up tasks and keep the lines of communication open, that no conversation should

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      Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant?  If you were born before 1990 and haven't always had a computer in your room, a smartphone in your pocket and/or an iPad in your backpack…you're a digital immigrant.

      But children today, digital natives, have never known life without the Internet.  Security expert Theresa Payton explained to me that while kids are incredibly tech savvy, unfortunately they're also incredibly susceptible to online predators and identity theft.

      Here are some of Theresa's key tips for keeping kids safe and teaching them good online behavior:

      1.  Be Where Your Kids Are:  You meet their school friends and parents.  Do the same online.  Parents need to be on the same social networks their children are to be able to speak the same language and share a common interest.  Hint:  Your Kids are not just on Facebook anymore!  Keep up with the trends.

      2.  The Grandma Rule:  A good rule of thumb is to ask, "Would I be embarrassed if Grandma saw this post?"

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      Katie Couric is an American journalist and author. She serves as special correspondent …

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