GEN X MONEY

Let's talk about the money.

Retirement is getting close enough that the numbers matter. How much have we saved? How much do we need? When can we stop working? And how do we enjoy our money now without making our future selves furious?

START SOMEWHERE

The money questions we're figuring out.

Saving

How much is enough?

Benchmarks, catch-up strategies and what the numbers actually mean.

Investing

Make the money work.

Investing, diversification, risk and understanding what you actually own.

Income

Replacing the paycheck.

Social Security, retirement accounts and creating income after work.

Housing

What about the house?

Mortgages, downsizing, moving and whether paying it off makes sense.

Spending

Enjoy some of it now.

Travel, experiences and spending without sabotaging the future.

Catch Up

What if I'm behind?

Practical options when retirement planning didn't exactly start at 25.

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Money stories worth reading.

Research, explanations and real-world experiments for making smarter financial decisions in your 40s, 50s and 60s.

THE GEN X PROBLEM

Some of us started investing at 25. Some of us were raising kids, paying mortgages, surviving recessions and figuring out careers. Most of us are somewhere in between.

The useful question isn't whether we did everything perfectly. It's what we do from here.

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