This week is America Saves Week and Social Security is highlighting the importance of saving.

Jack Myers with Social Security explains since 2007 America Saves Week has been an annual celebration as well as a call to action for everyday Americans to commit to saving successfully.

Use America Saves Week as an opportunity to assess your own savings goals and progress. If you don’t have them, use this week as a launching point to create some. Start however small or as big as you need to. Myers stresses the important thing is to start. People with a plan are twice as likely to save successfully.

While you are thinking about saving, don’t forget to consider your future Social Security benefits. According to Myers, older workers tend to find themselves thinking about Social Security naturally, but they also have information for younger workers. 

Find out more at americasavesweek.org or visit ssa.gov/people/earlycareer to find out more about starting to save in your family or house today.