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I’m 67 years old and retired last year with $680,000 in savings and a paid off house – and in October I was Googling ‘is this all there is’ at 2am because no one tells you that financial security and mental purpose are completely unrelated problems – Silicon Canals

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I'm 67 years old and retired last year with $680,000 in savings and a paid off house - and in October I was Googling 'is this all there is' at 2am because no one tells you that financial security and mental purpose are completely unrelated problems - Silicon Canals

I received an email last week from a reader who recently retired. He had done everything right – saved diligently, paid off the mortgage, built a $680,000 nest egg. In October, three months into his retirement, he was Googling “this is all there is” at 2am. His story hit me harder than I expected. Maybe … Read more

‘I never stopped living like a college student.’ I’m 37 years old, I usually only make $13K a year, but I have investments and a $1.2M house. I don’t want to sell it, but I want a lot of money. Now why?

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'I never stopped living like a college student.' I'm 37 years old, I usually only make $13K a year, but I have investments and a $1.2M house. I don't want to sell it, but I want a lot of money. Now why?

Question: “I am 37 years old and together with my partner, we usually had a combined annual income of $10-13K a year. We did not stop living like college students. But thanks to a well-made agreement, I have my house, and it was worth $1.2 million in 2020. My plan was to take that money … Read more