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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

The fastest growing banks in the world are in Africa, but the revenue of $100 billion tells only part of the story.

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The fastest growing banks in the world are in Africa, but the revenue of $100 billion tells only part of the story.

But under the headline image there is a more complex reality: strong growth, high profits, however much of the speed is uneven, concentrated, and partly destroyed by currency fluctuations. A new report by McKinsey & Company shows that the banking sector in Africa generated about $99 billion in 2024 and is estimated to reach about … Read more

Dave Ramsey Tells 20-Year-Old to Cancel His $30K Truck Contract: ‘You Can Have a Healthy Life’

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Dave Ramsey Tells 20-Year-Old to Cancel His $30K Truck Deal: ‘You Can Have a Good Life’

A 20-year-old kid with $50,000 in debt on a $50,000-a-year income called The Ramsey Show to ask for help getting out of the hole. The problem: he was very serious about 12 hours earlier. “I just traded in a 2023 Tesla Model 3 last night for a truck because in the winter in Wisconsin, an … Read more