I got laid off at 65 and can't find a job. I don't want to retire, but I feel invisible to potential employers.

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Mary Jane Surette, 65, was laid off from her job in February and is looking at retirement if she doesn't find something else soon.

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His video startup made him wealthy. Now comes the hard part: figuring out what to do with the rest of his life.

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Vinay Hiremath (left), a co-founder of Loom, reflected on finding purpose after selling the company.

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Tired of Chicago winters, this Gen Xer retired at 46 and moved to Bangkok. It cut his monthly spending by half.

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Chris loved his hometown of Chicago but wanted a hard reset.

Chris

I retired at 52. I got bored quickly and decided to go back to work.

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Lee Broders wanted to retire early since he had started working at age 16, but retirement turned out to be boring for him.

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When I retired at 54 with my husband, I worried we'd be bored spending all our time together. I'm learning to focus on myself.

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The author retired early.

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I'm a boomer who's about to retire at 59. I'm nervous about retirement because I'll have less income and too much free time.

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The author, not pictured, is retiring early at 59.

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At 25, he decided he didn't want to be stuck in a job forever. Here's how he was able to retire by 36.

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Yaron Goldstein
Yaron Goldstein retired at 36 years old after working at BCG, Google and Meta.

Yaron Goldstein

Nearly 50,000 tech workers have been laid off — but there's a hack to avoid layoffs

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Nearly 50,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the start of this year. Now, Gen Zers are looking at a different sector for job security.

An ex-Googler retired at age 40 on a Friday. By Monday, she regretted it.

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Nupur Dave
Nupur Dave retired at 40 but decided to rejoin the corporate world the same year.

Nupur Dave

A software developer who built a hugely popular early-retirement calculator says 2 'boring' tips are helping her reach financial independence

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