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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” …

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. …

Uncertainly rules everything around us. Political turmoil, rapidly advancing technology, and the collapse of the stage of life formerly known as “retirement” lead the pack among people our age, along with too many other issues to list. Meanwhile, the two leading desires in the face of our collective anxiety are “start a business” and “leave …

Yep, we’re still here. You’ve likely noticed that Further has been on hiatus. And that’s because we’ve been busy building out an entirely new business infrastructure to support our mission here. That includes a sharp new focus on what we can help you with. Given that we’re approaching the holiday season, we’ll wait to roll …

As we approach the final four months of 2024, it’s time to acknowledge a big milestone. Yep, the eldest Gen Xers start turning 60 next year. And just in time, we have a new study that says that human beings age at a molecular level in an accelerated burst at the age 60. At age …

Back in 1930, economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that by the year 2000, technology would advance to the point that we would only have to work 15 hours per week, tops. This would in turn leave us time to pursue creative endeavors, hobbies, and charitable works. That didn’t happen, obviously. Instead, technology eliminated jobs but …

We constantly hear that it’s a crisis that Generation X won’t be able to retire at the “typical” time. That the forgotten generation is getting screwed over once again. Never mind that longer, healthier lives make retirement in your mid 60s a tough assignment. The prospect of running out of funds before you run out …

Recent political events in the U.S. have many distraught. This has led to an outpouring of social media posts expressing a desire to leave the U.S. should Trump be reelected. Now, most people who threaten to leave over politics rarely do. But as we reported early this year, the prospect of a second Trump term …

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Midlife is a period of peak family, in both wonderful and challenging ways. After all, two-thirds of us have dependent children, and about half have a parent over 65. We’re the Sandwich Generation, tasked with supporting our aging folks as well as our growing or young adult kids, all while working full-time. Down below, Trudi …

We’re in the midst of a major restructuring in the workforce. Gen Xers should be ascending to the highest levels of company management, but instead find Baby Boomers who don’t want to retire standing firm. Longer lives and health spans – plus the increasing awareness that retirement is not all that – means that traditional …

I’m not sure I ever tried to imagine what life would like in my mid-50s when I was younger. If I did, it would likely be tied to the cultural narrative that we grew up with. I would be winding up my career and preparing to retire. Once retired, I would be effectively preparing to …