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A new report out from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that roughly one in three people who are near retirement have no savings at all. They don’t have money for a roof over their heads, they don’t have money for food and they cannot live one month without a job. Some can’t even live a week without a job. It’s like going back in history when people literally lived in “poor houses” - homes where the old and infirm would go when they no longer could care for themselves. Up until about 70 years ago, people worked the same job all of their lives until they died. Then, the social security system was created and people have lived off that money in retirement age. But there won’t be enough money to support people retiring in the future. And, pensions are no longer around for the most part. So, you must save yourself.

A device coming to a car near you is expected to save more lives than any other gadget, except for maybe a seatbelt. It’s called electronic stability control and it actually prevents accidents. ESC prevents vehicles from flipping by correcting them automatically when they start moving out of control. For example, if a car cuts you off and you overcorrect, putting the car in jeopardy of flipping, the ESC will right the car and put it back on the road. It’s expected to eliminate at least one out of six fatalities and possibly as many as one in four. By next year, more than half of cars will be required to have ESC. And very soon it will be in just about every vehicle on the road. Other preventative systems include “lane departure systems,” and sensor systems that can sense an object or child behind the car. Keep a lookout for cars with these safety systems. It could save your life!