A 25-year old engineer wants to save $15,000 per year until retiring at 65. Her plan is that after 5 years she will spend the savings on buying a house and later savings will be for retirement. As her income increases she wants to spend more on herself and her family, which is why she chose a fixed dollar amount to save. Her investing mix will become more conservative over the years so she expects her investment returns to average 5.5% over inflation. How much will she have saved for the house? How much will she have saved at retirement?

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A 25-year old engineer wants to save $15,000 per year until retiring at 65. Her plan is that after 5 years she will spend the savings on buying a house and later savings will be for retirement. As her income increases she wants to spend more on herself and her family, which is why she chose a fixed dollar amount to save. Her investing mix will become more conservative over the years so she expects her investment returns to average 5.5% over inflation. How much will she have saved for the house? How much will she have saved at retirement?

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