My husband retired 5 years ago and I still run my own business. Our schedules are different, but we make it work.

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Ruth Furman still runs her own business while her husband retired five years ago.

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A boomer couple who have pensions after working their whole lives said they're just scraping by after retiring: 'I can't imagine getting by on Social Security alone'

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Nina and James (not pictured) are struggling financially despite retiring early in 2012.

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My retired father uses his pension to pay for my basic needs because I can't find a job. I'm worried I'm ruining his retirement.

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The author, not pictured, is a recent college grad who depends on her father.

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An Australian boomer retired in Thailand on an $18,000 annual pension. He saves almost half his income and can still travel the world.

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John Walker, 73, (not pictured) moved to Thailand from Australia. He retired and is living on his $18,000 annual pension.

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I quit my job at 55 and moved to Italy for retirement. I lost my incredible pension, but I'm so much happier now.

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Lisa Speroni, a California expat, retired at 55 and now lives in Italy.

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China faces a reckoning as disillusioned Gen Z and millennial workers refuse to save for retirement: report

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People walk along a business street in Beijing.

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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.

Baby boomers are often said to be the luckiest generation financially — but millennials will be better off than their parents in retirement, survey finds

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Gen Xers and older millennials are set to replace a bigger proportion of their pre-retirement income once they retire, per a new report by Vanguard.

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US workers say they need $1.8 million in savings to be able to retire and list inflation as the biggest obstacle

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Survey respondents cited inflation and stock market volatility as the biggest obstacles to saving for retirement.

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