Their goal is a peaceful retirement. Up to half a million dollars in student loans is standing in the way.

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Amye Cooley and Jordan Hendrickson
High student-loan balances are weighing on borrowers' retirement goals.

Courtesy of Amye Cooley, Jordan Hendrickson

I toured a Texas tiny-home village for retirees. The real sell wasn't the houses.

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A home stands next to a sign that reads
Liberty Tiny Village is a small 55+ community in North Texas.

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I sold my business to take care of my mother for a decade. Now I'm 72 and have to work to play catch-up.

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Susan Freeman with her husband.
Susan Freeman works at 72 after years of caring for her mother.

Susan Freeman

He spent years waiting for the right moment to move to Japan. Retirement led him to Thailand instead.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
A man dressed in blue at a skybar in Bangkok, Thailand.
After years of working and living in Hawaii, Bill Strayer decided to move to Bangkok in 2023 to retire.

Provided by Bill Strayer.

I'm still working at 80 to help my family with medical bills. Caregiving has brought me closer to my grandkids, but I don't think I'll retire.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
Noe Parenteau with his sister
Noe Parenteau (right) with his sister (left)

Noe Parenteau

Elon Musk says AI will make saving for retirement 'irrelevant.' Anthropic's CEO says building that future won't be easy.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
A side-by-side image of Elon Musk and Dario Amodei
Elon Musk dreams of a saving-free future. Dario Amodei says it will be hard to get there.

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I raised my grandchildren after my daughter and son-in-law died. Now 87, it wasn't how I expected retirement to be.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Rebecca Reed
Rebecca Reed raised her grandchildren.

Annie Flanagan for BI

8 Americans explain how capitalism has shaped — and failed — their lives

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Business
Alex English, Jenni Abbott, Kirk Reynolds, Matthew Doutt

Thomas Simonetti, Mustafa Hussain, Roger Kisby, Jesse Barber for BI

I got laid off from my tech job and retired in France at 69. Starting over is hard, but I love my life here.

Tech Insider : Business
A side-by-side photo of Sandy Adam and another picture of Paris.
Sandy Adam.

Sandy Adam/ Getty Images/ Elena Zolotova

I'm 59 and have no plans to retire. I waited until my 50s to build my dream career, so I'm just getting started.

Tech Insider : Business, Sports, Technology
Christina Daves speaking into a microphone on her podcast
The author has no plans to retire.

Courtesy of Christina Daves

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