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What the media calls the “Gen X retirement crisis” misses the real problem. And that’s ageism in the workforce. Employers think we’re too old and are pushing us out the door, and yet most of us can’t afford to retire and coast for 30 years without working. Meanwhile, losing your job for an extended period …
Futurist Alvin Toffler, who way back in 1970 warned of the shock of accelerating change in the future, once said: The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. With the rate of change accelerating each year, and new technologies such …
The traditional path of working until 65 and then retiring to a life of leisure made sense when pensions were guaranteed and lifespans were shorter. But in today’s economic landscape, many of us are looking for a different approach – one that combines earning potential with the freedom to live anywhere in the world. This …
The traditional retirement dream is dead. And that’s excellent news for anyone who wants to live longer, better, and with more purpose. The evidence is clear: sitting around doing nothing other than viewing mindless hours of television accelerates cognitive decline. Meanwhile, those who maintain purposeful work well into their later years tend to stay sharper, …
The traditional script for your fifties reads like a countdown to retirement. But that thinking belongs to an era when a single job lasted 30 years and ended with a gold watch and a fat pension. What if instead of winding down, you could reinvent your work life while basking in the glow of a …
Picture a place where your morning routine involves sipping locally-grown coffee while answering emails from your terrace, overlooking mist-covered mountains. The afternoon? A quick walk to a coworking space where English flows as freely as the highland breeze. This isn’t a digital nomad fantasy – it’s daily life in Boquete, a small mountain town in …
Last week we explored the retirement crisis facing Generation X, and explored a different way to think about it, especially if you are working toward “just enough” savings to retire at the conventional age. Now we need to look at a plan of action. What’s the alternative to the traditional retirement myth? Originally, the “unretirement” …
There’s a new form of status, and it’s not about the size of your house or the car you drive. Whether you want to think in terms of digital nomads, expats, or simply location independent, the ability to live and work from anywhere in the world is a purer form of freedom than most Americans …
You’ve seen the headlines… and they’re not pretty. Here’s just one recent example from Forbes: Generation X On The Brink: The Stark Reality Of Their Grim Retirement Outlook The article reveals that the typical Generation X household has only $40,000 saved for retirement. We’re talking about people in midlife, currently at ages 45 to 60. …
The conventional wisdom about retirement is clear: Work hard for decades, save diligently despite recurring financial crises, then settle into a life of leisure. But that model is fundamentally broken. The truth about retirement might surprise you. In a recent Business Insider article, Hannah Seo explores how the traditional American approach to retirement often leads …
The traditional retirement dream isn’t working out quite like we were promised. People with substantial nest eggs find themselves paralyzed by fear. Even rich retirees fear outliving their money, and that deprives them of truly living the life they’ve worked so hard to achieve. A recent Wall Street Journal analysis reveals a startling truth: wealthy …
You’ve seen the headlines… and they’re not pretty. Here’s just one recent example from Forbes: Generation X On The Brink: The Stark Reality Of Their Grim Retirement Outlook The article reveals that the typical Generation X household has only $40,000 saved for retirement. We’re talking about people in midlife, currently at ages 45 to 60. …