{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/nelson-financialgroup-com\/2026\/09\/11\/what-millennials-should-do-to-combat-the-fear-of-running-out-of-money\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:00:00","slug":"what-millennials-should-do-to-combat-the-fear-of-running-out-of-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/what-millennials-should-do-to-combat-the-fear-of-running-out-of-money\/","title":{"rendered":"What Millennials Should Do to Combat the Fear of Running Out of Money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who&#039;s spent decades protecting others\u2014first in uniform, now as a financial coach\u2014I know firsthand that the fear of running out of money is deeply real, especially for millennials. In fact, studies show most in this generation fear outliving their savings even more than death itself. It&#039;s a sobering reality, but it doesn&#039;t have to dictate your future. By focusing on practical steps like delaying Social Security until age 70, diversifying your investments, building an emergency fund, budgeting wisely, and consistently saving 20-25% of your income (especially in tax-advantaged accounts), you create a financial foundation that withstands life&#039;s uncertainties. My mission is to help families build lasting security and financial independence\u2014so you can protect what matters most and build a legacy that lasts.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/what-millennials-should-do-to-combat-the-fear-of-running-out-of-money-11730287\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#039;s spent decades protecting others\u2014first in uniform, now as a financial coach\u2014I know firsthand that the fear of running out of money is deeply real, especially for millennials. In fact, studies show most in this generation fear outliving their savings even more than death itself. It&#039;s a sobering reality, but it doesn&#039;t have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":459,"featured_media":18,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/459"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nelson-financialgroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}