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Tying money up for 40 years doesn't sound appealing when you are young.

When I was a kid, maybe 11, I remember saying, 'When I grow up I wanna have enough money to buy a really cool car, because I won't.'

I'm 36, but I still feel like a punk kid with $200 in my savings account.

I come from a simple background, so I couldn't call my father and say, 'Come pay my bills,' so I had to get out there and work.

It is disconcerting to sit with your parent and find you're turning over your future to your government, which can't manage their money.

My father resented that I was paid so much more than he was.

When you are 25, 30, you know, you have no responsibility, no mortgage, no kids, no retirement to think about, nothing.

I'm 37 years old and don't have a steady paycheck.

That's what motherhood is: you're working; you're doing 25 different jobs, and you're not getting paid.

Everyone - particularly my female friends I speak to - all say 'I wouldn't be in my twenties again if I was paid.' It's a difficult time.