Defined as the American cohort born between 1965 and 1980 (by Encyclopedia Britannica), or perhaps 1960 and 1978 (according to Douglas Coupland), Generation X has never been easy to pin down. It's also a generation feeling particularly un-easy about retirement. Depending on how you define it, the leading edge of Gen X has either already qualified for early retirement (age 62), or is almost there. No matter how you define it, Gen X's youngest members are well over halfway through their working years toward reaching that goal.

Problem is, those of us in Gen X haven't saved nearly enough money to afford to retire.

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