Cannot get set variable as field from array resulting from find('first')

I am very lost at this point as I am just going in circles with trying
to retrieve data from a database the "cakephp" way, I have looked at
every tutorial I could find and I have basically done exactly what
they say, as far as I can tell but I am still getting this error when
I try to set a variable to a specific field, the error is

#######error#########

Notice (8): Undefined variable: retrieveemail [APP\controllers\hushmail
\retrieveemails_controller.php, line 173]
Code
Notice (8): Undefined variable: retrieveemail [APP\controllers\hushmail
\retrieveemails_controller.php, line 174]

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I am using the code below, which I am able to output using print_r to
get the following array:

"Array ( [Retrieveemail] => Array ( [emailid] =>
testtester1010@tesst.com [password] => password) )"

So I clearly have the data, it has been retrieved from the database,
but in the code below there is something that is keeping this from
being able to set the variable properly and it is beyond me to figure
out what I am doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate any help..
Thanks

########my code########

<?php

$this->set('retrieveemail', $this->Retrieveemail->find('first'));

$email_address = $retrieveemail['Retrieveemail']['emailid'] ;
$email_password = $retrieveemail['Retrieveemail']['password'] ;

?>

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