A boomer lives on $1,601 monthly from Social Security and struggles to pay bills. She plans to wait a few more years until she touches her 401(k).

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A teacher handing out papers to elementary-age students
Maureen, 67, (not pictured) is a former elementary school teacher living on $1,600 a month in Social Security benefits.

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

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.

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

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A baby boomer who saved over $2 million for retirement explains what he thinks he did right to make the system work for him

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
retired couple relaxing in the backyard
Mark (not pictured) is enjoying a comfortable retirement.

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Loyalty at work no longer pays — and it's employers who are to blame

Tech Insider
A glitching handshake

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I'm a boomer who's about to retire at 59. I'm nervous about retirement because I'll have less income and too much free time.

Tech Insider
a woman standing at the end of a dock, looking out
The author, not pictured, is retiring early at 59.

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China is in the middle of its own retirement crisis as many older people cannot afford to stop working

Tech Insider : Economy
An elderly lady washing vegetables inside a tulou in Fujian, China.
Elderly lady washing vegetables inside a tulou in Fujian, China.

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Why saving for retirement has never felt scarier — or more confusing

Tech Insider : Economy
An empty savings jar with a label that says
Instead of a golden sunset to look forward to, retirement has become anxiety-inducing for many Americans.

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UK household wealth has tanked and it's a sign of what could happen in the US

Tech Insider : Economy
Properties for sale in Scotland.
Properties for sale in Scotland.

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