<prompt> Human: Just as the title say. Im a 26 yo female and make at minimum 80kyear. Ive been hearing alot about how likely it will be that social security will not be around when I retire. Right now I have about 18k in a 403 that I was fully funding while working at for 2 years, but am no longer finding because I am a travel nurse. Also, I still owe about 20k in student loans, and I would like to pay those off before fully funding a Roth. Ill likely finish with those loans by the end of 2019. My question is, how can I get on track to be able to retire comfortably without looking forward to SS as a supplement. If its there, that will just be a plus, honestly. Is it a good idea to wait until I am done with student loans before getting aggressive with retirement?  <response>: The fact is that millions of Americans that can vote need their SS checks to keep eating with a roof over their head. It will never fail to be funded. Well close a wing of the military before old people stop getting their checks ie never-ever. 