A boomer gets just $1,056 a month in Social Security and works as a bus driver: 'I don't see myself being able to retire, but I'm grateful and healthy'

Tech Insider : Economy
Woman in her kitchen stares out the window
Emma Echols (not pictured) receives $1,056 a month in Social Security and has to supplement that income with her part-time bus driver job.

Laura Olivas

When I had children, my mother-in-law refused to be called 'Grandma,' which confused me. 30 years later, I finally understand.

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The author, not pictured, couldn't understand her aging mother-in-law.

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A boomer living on $2,400 a month is waiting 8 years to collect maximum Social Security benefits, even though she's struggling to get by

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
An older woman sitting outdoors
Diane Williams, 62, (not pictured) doesn't have enough savings to retire.

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Why a millennial stopped saving 70% of her income and started spending over $25,000 a month

Tech Insider : Economy
Julie Berninger with a coffee cup
Julie Berninger and her husband said they spend over $25,000 a month to focus on their businesses and spend time with their kids.

Julie Berninger

How 4 Gen Zers are reaching financial independence

Tech Insider : Economy
Cody Berman (left), Jubilee Bosch (center), Amber Smith (right)
Cody Berman (left), Jubilee Bosch (center), and Amber Smith (right) have all followed many principles of the FIRE — financial independence, retire early — movement.

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A boomer lives on $2,600 monthly from Social Security and his Walmart job: 'If I had $1 million, I don't know what I would do with it.'

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
An older man walking on a hiking path
George Dziamniski, 62, (not pictured) lives off his Social Security income and part-time paycheck from Walmart.

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My wife and I are boomers with no kids. We moved to Paris for retirement and enjoy the food and cheap travel.

Tech Insider : Travel
A man and woman kissing in front of a mural
Rick Jones and his wife, Ellen Bryson, retired to Paris

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A FIRE couple who retired early visited every national park. They shared 6 of their favorites — and 5 to skip.

Tech Insider : Travel
Steven and Lauren Keys, a FIRE couple that retired early and visited every national park and US state
Steven and Lauren Keys visited every national park and US state.

Steven H. Keys

A boomer moved from Texas to Panama for her retirement. She loved it so much she 'accidentally' started a tour company helping expats move.

Tech Insider : Economy
Jackie Lange
Jackie Lange started Panama Relocation Tours shortly after moving from Texas in 2010.

Jackie Lange

Montana's housing crisis is a warning for older homeowners across the country

Tech Insider : Economy
A Bozeman, Montana, residential neighborhood with a view of the Bridger Mountains of the Gallatin National Forest.
A residential neighborhood in Bozeman, Montana.

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