Interestingly, one in eight (12%) people who said they had money regrets wish they had married someone with more money. This number goes up to 19% for people in their 70s.

I wish someone had told me that before I had to learn it the hard way. Nowadays, I spend a great deal of time researching a potential investment before I even consider adding it to my portfolio.

And a global study conducted by the Workforce Institute revealed that about 4 in 10 U.S. workers wish someone had warned them not to take their current job. Plenty of things are to blame.

What 20-somethings wish they had known about money before entering the real world after college. By Jessica Mai. Alan Crowhurst / Stringer / Getty Images 2016-07-13T17:15:00Z ...

PeopleImages / Getty Images Take Advantage of a 401(k) “Back when we lived paycheck to paycheck with four kids at home, I wish we had put as little as $20 per pay period into a 401(k) or 403(b ...

“Back when we lived paycheck to paycheck with four kids at home, I wish we had put as little as $20 per pay period into a 401(k) or 403(b) (for educators),” said Pam Davis, a former speech ...