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Clayton Carlson: Retirement savvy
Clayton Carlson is going to boost his retirement savings with his rebate payment.
Army staff staff sergeant, 28, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

While it might sound crazy for a relatively young, single 28-year old, I plan on putting my stimulus check mostly into retirement savings for the future. Specifically, I want to up my Roth IRA to meet my maximum contribution limit for this fiscal year.

I also plan to spend 10% of my rebate check on a nice dinner out here in Tel Aviv before I leave the country and return home to America.

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