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Intro: How does your overall financial situation compare to last year? How about your retirement savings - are you contributing more or less than in 2010? We asked consumers these questions at City Place in downtown West Palm Beach and here's what they had to say.

Take SOTS: [Man-on-Street responses]

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If you're finding it hard to save for a rainy day or want to reach a savings goal whether it's emergency savings or retirement savings, Bankrate.com has useful calculators to help you crunch the numbers and reach your goals.

Tag: To read more about Bankrate.com's August Financial Security Index, just log on to the website. I'm Kristin Arnold.

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