A millennial worked 2 remote jobs so he could retire at 50 but said overemployment isn't worth the stress

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A California millennial says secretly working two remote jobs helped him save for an early retirement — but that he's happy he's back to just one job.

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I'm single and childless and I can't afford to retire in California. To afford the life I want, I'm moving to the South.

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How a Gen Xer went from declaring bankruptcy at 30 to being on track to retire early in her 50s

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Chris Elle Dove is set to retire early, two decades after declaring bankruptcy.

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A retired boomer who moved from the US to Costa Rica said it's 'horribly incorrect' to assume life in Central America is much cheaper

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Gary Keenan first moved to the outskirts of San José, Costa Rica.

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When I retired at 54 with my husband, I worried we'd be bored spending all our time together. I'm learning to focus on myself.

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The author retired early.

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Welcome to 'peak boomer' era: A wave of retirees is about to blow through their savings and cling to Social Security to stay afloat

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Peak boomers are getting ready to retire.

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The retirement Catch-22

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Age discrimination undermines Larry Fink's "solution" to the retirement crisis.

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I ask men if they have a pension plan before I seriously date them. It's not because I care how much money they have.

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Nicola Prentis has secured her own finances and wants to date men who have done the same.

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A couple who achieved financial independence and retired in their 30s shares their $280,000 a year budget raising 2 kids in San Francisco

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Sam Dogen retired at 34 and hasn't worked 9-to-5 since 2012 despite living in San Francisco.

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I grew up in poverty, but I'm doing 3 things to build my wealth and fight inflation

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