From a busy social life to beginning to pay off student loans, your 20s can be a hard time to save for the future — especially with retirement decades away. "In your 20s, maybe you're just out of college, have some student loans, have your first job," says Nia Gillett, certified financial planner at Gen Y Planning, a firm that focuses on young professionals. "It can be easy to say, 'Oh, I finally have money,' and just start spending it." That's less than the average amount of $7,148 people in their 20s aimed to save, but how much should you really be saving? Social media in particular can make it hard for young people to save more, she adds.

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