Meet the typical retiree: A married woman in her 70s living on $30,000 a year in Maine or Florida

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Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 are earning under $30,000 a year, and it shows how stark the retirement crisis is

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Gen Z like 'safety capitalism.' It's a lot like what we have now but with more help for people who lose their jobs or get sick.

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Some Gen Zers are pushing for an expanded social safety net. A Wake Forest researcher calls it "safety capitalism."

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Gig driving was a glimmer of hope for many people with disabilities — but for some, it's a dead end.

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A boomer shares how Lyft driving has been a retirement hack — supplementing his income while allowing him to draw on his Social Security without penalty

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Mark McCann says Lyft driving was a better fit for him in retirement than a traditional part-time job.

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Boomers aren't ready for retirement. Millennials and Gen Z are going to pay the price.

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Boomers are the largest generation to enter retirement. The US economy isn't ready.

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Nikki Haley denied suggesting the age of retirement is 'way too low' even though she said it in a recorded interview

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Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley participates in a Fox News Town Hall on January 08, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security

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Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.
Jeffrey Snow, a former math teacher who lacks housing, sits under the I-95 expressway in Miami.

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Why older Americans are ditching retirement to drive for Uber and Lyft

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Some older Americans who appeared to leave the workforce in recent years are working in the gig economy to support their finances.

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A 77-year-old Uber driver in Florida said she's struggling to make ends meet as rides become harder to get

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It's becoming much more difficult for Germaine, 77, to make enough driving for Uber to pay her bills.

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