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Want to retire by 63 with a mortage-free home? you'll need to save £13,000 a year. Most of us want a three-bed home just 11 miles from rest of our familyTo enjoy such retirement lifestyle, people must save £1,126 a month44% of UK's workforce are not paying into a private pension By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:00 GMT, 13 June 2014 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 13 June 2014 Upon retirement, most people said they wanted to have paid off the mortgage - leaving enough spare cash to take two holidays a year.

Want to retire by 63 with a mortage-free home? you'll need to save £13,000 a year

The infographic that advises passengers on how to combat jetlag. By Travelmail Reporter Published: 04:05 GMT, 30 April 2014 | Updated: 07:50 GMT, 30 April 2014 More than half of travellers believe that sleeping on the plane is the best way to counteract jetlag, while 15 per cent change their watch to the new timezone in advance to help avoid tiredness.

The infographic that advises passengers on how to combat jetlag

Eating particular foods, relying on sleeping pills and travelling business class all feature among the top five jetlag-busting myths, according to research by Icelandair. But there are actually a host of other ways to combat tiredness, ranging from eating protein in the day to promote alertness and drinking caffeine before a 45-minute nap to ensure you wake up with a buzz. This handy infographic combines all the advice in one place, claiming that jetlag lasts longer when travelling east than when flying west, and that early morning sunshine tends to delay your body clock, helping to regulate the effects of travel. Wanderlust. Sailing high above the Atlantic, the roar of twin jet engines pushes the sun farther and farther behind.

Wanderlust

Through the porthole the horizon bisects sheets of blue into air and water. Rorschach splotches of white clouds stretch into invisibility and refracted light causes me to squint faintly at nothing in particular. Headphones repeat the same old music. Beyond the Food Truck: 10 Unique Mobile Businesses. The costs associated with setting up a brick-and-mortar retail location can be daunting for first-time entrepreneurs.

Beyond the Food Truck: 10 Unique Mobile Businesses

And while ecommerce sites have lower overhead, some business owners might not want to miss out on meeting their customers face-to-face and watching them experience their products first hand. Stacey Steffe, president of the American Mobile Retail Association, a trade organization for mobile retailers, estimates that there are hundreds across the U.S. Since she founded the AMRA in late 2011, the organization has grown from 5 members in California to 70 throughout the country. The average cost to start a mobile retail truck is about $20,000, depending on the amount of rehabbing and DIY entrepreneurs are willing to do, says Steffe. This sounds pricey, but is often a fraction of the costs required to renovate a traditional retail space. Mobile retail also offers flexibility in everything from product lines to connecting with customers. Seeks to Transform the Great Outdoors With 'Glamping' Editor's Note: Entrepreneur's Startup of the Month column spotlights the launch stories of noteworthy new companies.

Seeks to Transform the Great Outdoors With 'Glamping'

Editor’s Note: YE’s Startup of the Month is a regular column that highlights new companies with interesting launch stories. To be considered for a future column, tell us about your startup. For some entrepreneurs, turning what's old into something new is the goal. For David Troya, it's about bringing the outside in. Just ask David Troya. "I went to San Francisco with the desire of being an entrepreneur," says Troya, who founded the online-reservation website Glamping Hub in 2012. Glamping Hub founder David Troya. A New Kind of Trailer Park: Entrepreneurs Create Community for Mobile Businesses. Creativity has rebooted business.

A New Kind of Trailer Park: Entrepreneurs Create Community for Mobile Businesses

Discover how through this ongoing series featuring unique products, services and technologies, as well as the personalities who have turned their dreams into our realities. Food trucks and mobile businesses are here to stay, forecast to generate $2.7 billion annually by 2017. 20 Things To Remember When You Quit Your Job And Travel The World. Best Travel Apps And Hacks For Your Vacation Workout.

Tired of hearing that you should just use the stairs when you travel or give the hotel elliptical a whirl?

Best Travel Apps And Hacks For Your Vacation Workout

What if your hotel doesn't HAVE an elliptical? Never fear, we've got a few travel hacks that will help you stay fit on your next excursion. 1. Map that run. My week with no phone: Part 1, the prequel. Goodbye old friends.

My week with no phone: Part 1, the prequel

Source: Supplied I WOKE up this morning with a strong case of Mondayitis, I struggled to get out of bed, to walk up the stairs to the shower and to do my morning ritual of frantically searching for the keys before driving to the train station. I don’t usually get this feeling of Mondayitis, but this week was different, this week is every tech journo’s week from hell. A week without a smartphone. Our phones have become a major part of our lives, perhaps too major, which is why my editor came to me last week suggesting I put my many devices in her desk drawer and spend the week seeing the world around me. If I need to contact you this week, look out for my pigeon.