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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, …
My mom used to quote Hemingway whenever we discussed someone’s untimely death: Men are dying this year who have never died before. Absurdly funny and so true. Yet even from the vantage point of middle age, where you think we’d be comfortable embracing our mortality, the reality is not so much. As happiness expert Arthur …
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 …
In our lifetimes, we’ve witnessed a lot of unthinkable catastrophes, from human-made (Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Exxon Valdez) to natural (pandemics, hurricanes, wildfires). There’s a silver lining for us Gen Xers, as research shows 70% of us are confident in our ability to manage crises, 75% have emergency plans, and 60% are adaptable to new …
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 …
From the August 8, 2024 issue of Further As a kid, you probably spent most of your summer days outdoors. As adults, especially in today’s record-breaking heat, you’re likely spending as much as 90% of your time indoors, as most Americans reportedly do. It’s not just that we’re not getting enough time outside. There’s a …
From the August 8, 2024 issue of Further It’s natural for your values to shift at midlife. After all, you’ve earned your crystallized intelligence and are likely more motivated than ever to find meaning and purpose in your endeavors. But hiking back up that U-shaped happiness curve isn’t easy. You’ll need to check your internal …
From the July 24, 2024 issue of Further Statistically speaking, by the time we’re in our mid-50s, more than two-thirds of us will have at least one chronic medical condition. Realistically speaking, when it’s your diagnosis, it’s panic-inducing. I’m speaking from recent experience when a routine physical blood test showed slightly elevated “bad” cholesterol (LDL). …