QUIZ: What Type Of Retirement Saver Are You?
Find your retirement savings style with our quick quiz.
Everybody knows they should save for retirement, but not everybody does. Among those who do, they tend to approach it differently.
Some are consistent savers, while others don't give it too much thought. Then there are the extremes and the in betweens.
Wondering where you fall on the saver continuum and how it matches up with three out-of-the-box spirit animals — the sloth, chipmunk and bat? Take our quiz and find out.
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