Retirement savings regrets

Pat's story

What she would have done differently? "I would have bought fewer lottery tickets and put the money in the bank instead. J. Jill, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang -- phooey. I would have kept my weight very light and bought cheaper linen tunics and cunning bags. I would have stuffed as much of my own money into an alternative retirement account as was humanly possible."

Failing that, she says, "I would have become a con artist while I still had the looks and lined up a few sugar daddies, who might have taken the edge off. Because, trust me, there is nothing worse than looking down a time tunnel and seeing yourself croaked at your desk in a gray cubicle with Microsoft Outlook running in front of your dead eyes."

When retirement plans get botched

Pat Donovan would have spent less money on fashions and invested more in an IRA. Her worst fear is to drop dead in her office cubicle. More ...

Gigi Fernandez played professional tennis and made a lot of money in her youth, but she ran into some bad luck and made some unforced errors off the court. More ...

Simma Lieberman regrets her casual relationship with money. If she had to do it all over again, she would make money a priority. More ...

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