First, there was the COVID-19 pandemic and then came inflation — a perfect recipe for financial disaster for many workers. From scaling back on dining out to dealing with empty shelves and higher prices at grocery stores and more expensive fuel at the gas pump, consumers have had to rearrange their lifestyles to keep their heads above inflationary waters, even if it means pressing pause on saving for retirement.
And many of them have. More than half of U.S. workers (55%) say they are behind when it comes to saving for retirement — and 54% of them cite inflation as the key culprit, according to a Bankrate survey.
The impact isn't localized to one type of worker either: Nearly half (46%) of high earners ($100,000 or more) say they aren't contributing enough to retirement and a staggering 71% of baby boomers have fallen behind, too. On the other side of the coin, only 7% of respondents consider themselves "significantly ahead" of where they need to be and 20% feel they are "right on track."