Americans are overweight and not ready for retirement! To many people, these problems do not seem linked, but as a financial advisor I know that are inextricably linked. Americans spend too much money on food…money that could be put towards retirement savings.
Once they have their larger appetite, the will have to spend more money on the food to maintain their physique or spend money trying to shed those extra pounds. Either way, their new found girth can have an irreversible effect on their health. Carrying even an extra 10 pounds can have a significant long term effect on different body parts. Anyone who has gained excess weight will eventually deal with the aches and pains of carrying around the extra weight. They just won’t link it directly to the weight gain!
These aches and pains will eventually turn into bigger, costlier health problems. From hair loss to feet problems, excess weight can cause problems over your entire body. These bigger health problems can end up costing you lots of money. Money that most of us cannot afford to spend.