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Why Millennials and Gen X Should Start Thinking Like Retirees Now and Why the FIRE Method May Be the Answer
The Retirement Smith offers a look at retirement worries some generations have and how they can alleviate them FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (October 6, 2025) – As the boomer generation enjoys its retirement years, those following them are a bit worried. While not yet in a complete state of panic, they are planning for retirement during uncertain times, which is causing some anxiety. There is a good chance that, even though they may not be that far from retirement age, they have not yet set themselves up to be financially comfortable once it arrives. The good news is that it’s not too late to get started, especially when using something like the F.I.R.E. method…
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5 Things Retirees Will Wish They Had Known Sooner
5 Things Retirees Will Wish They Had Known Sooner Many people planning for retirement anticipate those post-working years eagerly, ready to veg out after a life of toil. Others plan with greater anxiety, unsure whether they even have an identity without their jobs. But it may be that retirement these days is far different from what either point of view envisions. “We all have made decisions based on the information we had at the time, but later realized we would have planned differently if we knew then what we know now,” says Patti Hart, co-author with her husband, Milledge, of The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement. “That’s…
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Retirement Brings With It Extra Time
Retirement Brings With It Extra Time; Here is How To Make The Best Of That Time. Singer Jim Croce longed to put time in a bottle. Retirees aren’t always certain what it is they long to do with time, but one day they stop working and find they have a barrelful of it. “People often are so focused on making sure they are financially ready to retire that they forget to plan for what they want to do in retirement,” says Patti Hart, co-author with her husband, Milledge, of The Resolutionist: Welcome to the Anti-Retirement Movement. “And they may have more time to fill than they realize. Life expectancy has grown,…
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