As someone who maxes out her retirement plan every year and even saves beyond that in a brokerage account, I feel fairly confident that I'm doing my best to build up a decent-sized nest egg. And I know for a fact that I've sacrificed plenty to get to where I am with my savings today.

Still, from time to time, I like a reality check. So recently, I decided to use a few online retirement calculators to see if my savings are on track. And the results were basically the opposite of helpful.

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