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Updated: March 24 2021,
Author: Voya Financial
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Beef up your savings faster with help from your employer Piggy banks.

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Beef up your savings faster with help from your employer Piggy banks. They’re about as American as apple pie. Saving is one of our great national traditions. And just like your folks may have encouraged you to do it by giving you a dollar for every dollar you saved, many employers offer matching contributions to encourage us to save for retirement. 

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