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A Gen Xer who 'retired' at 45 shares how the FIRE movement and side hustles helped him grow his savings to over $6 million

Sun, 08/04/2024 - 05:02

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Jordan Grumet — Jordan Grumet credits the FIRE movement for helping him retire at age 45. He says he now has the freedom to pursue side hustles he enjoys.
Jordan Grumet

economy, finance, Careers, economy, finance, Careers, fire

9 countries where people can retire in comfort by 62

Sun, 07/28/2024 - 06:08

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Travel

A stock photo of two people sitting on a bench and looking out onto the water. — Retirement ages vary worldwide. In countries like Greece, Luxembourg, and South Korea, the normal retirement age is 62.
bluecinema/Getty Images

economy, finance, Retirement, economy, Travel, social-security, Greece

How a millennial couple went from $750,000 in debt to being on track to retire in their 40s

Sun, 07/28/2024 - 05:37

Tech Insider : Economy

Disha Spath and her husband — Disha Spath and her husband went from $750,000 in debt to a net worth of over $1 million.
Disha Spath

economy, finance, fire, financial-independence, financial-independence-retire-early, retire-early, Retirement

Retiring at 50 has long been a guarantee for parts of China's working class — until now

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 22:19

Tech Insider : Economy

Photo illustration of retirement. — Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

economy, International, China, china-economy, Retirement, bi-illustration, jenny-chang-rodriguez

A boomer living on $1,680 Social Security and SNAP struggles to afford food: 'It has kept me very isolated.'

Thu, 07/25/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

An older woman standing in the produce aisle of a grocery store. — Rita, 68, (not pictured) lives check to check on Social Security in Illinois.
JAG IMAGES / Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, finance, politics, Retirement, social-security

A 'peak boomer' working in Germany plans to retire in the US because he believes the healthcare is better

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Travel

A photo of George in Munich, Germany. George is an American who lives and works abroad. — George, an American, lives and works in Munich. He loves the lifestyle but plans on retiring in the US for Medicare benefits.
Courtesy of George

economy, Careers, economy, Travel, Careers, Expats, Germany

A 70-year-old 'cool old lady' is living it up in retirement because of her 'good government job' — and all the senior discounts she's found

Wed, 07/24/2024 - 05:44

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Carol Cole in sunglasses and smiling at the camera — Carol Cole is living it up in retirement.
Courtesy of Carol Cole

economy, finance, economy, Retirement, retirement-budget, retirement-crisis, how-to-retire

A millennial couple who grew their net worth from less than $100K to over $800K share the 'house-hacking' strategy that made it possible

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 13:52

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Lauren and Ian Simpson — Lauren and Ian Simpson are living a FIRE lifestyle in the hopes of retiring by age 35.
Lauren Simpson

economy, finance, Real Estate, economy, finance, real-estate, Housing

China wants to raise its retirement age. People aren't happy.

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 11:58

Tech Insider : Politics

A number of elderly Chinese people sit in winter coats in the sunshine against a backdrop of tree trunks. — Increasing numbers of Chinese elderly people cannot afford to retire, according to reports.
SOPA Images/Getty Images

politics, China, Pensions, Retirement, chinese-communist-party, news-uk

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

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:43

Tech Insider

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

Courtesy of Lee Broders

Careers, as-told-to, health, health-freelancer, Retirement, early-retirement

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