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A 60-year-old took out student loans to help her kids succeed. She’s facing retirement with a $156,000 balance.
Nansi Lynch never went to college. But she’s approaching retirement with a $156,000 student-loan balance. “I don’t get rid of it until I turn 75 years old,” Lynch said. “I’ve never heard of something so disastrous in my life.” The 60-year-old took out federal parent PLUS loans, which carry the…
Laid Off at 60? Here Are Some Tips for Starting Over
When you lose your job at 60, you might feel too old to get a new job, but too young to retire. USA TODAY spoke to 10 Americans who lost jobs around age 60, to learn how they had handled the difficult decision of what to do next. Here are some of their best tips
I paid $45,000 upfront to rent this Bali home for 10 years. Here’s what it cost me to retire there.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation for our Cost of Living video series with Debbie Welsch, 57, an American who retired to Bali with her 82-year-old mother. It has been edited for length and clarity. My 10-year lease for my 1,100-square-foot house in Bali is $4,500 a year — that is…
AI agents are ready to run your life. Do you trust them?
AI assistants are finally ready to help you run your life. All you need to do is trust them with your email login, your contacts, and your credit card — and hope they don’t go rogue. Meta, Google, and the buzzy startup Instinct have rolled out personal AI agents in recent months that promise to
I’m the CEO of a self-improvement app, and I hired someone on my board to argue with me
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oleksandr “Alex” Matsiuk, cofounder and CEO of RiseGuide, an expert-powered microlearning app. The company has grown to 110 employees across 12 countries since its founding in 2024. The essay has been edited for length and clarity. Becoming the…
Celebrate National Pepperoni Pizza Day With These Deals
Pepperoni or cheese pizza? It’s an age-old question. But it’s finally time for pepperoni to shine with a day dedicated to the pizza topping. Sunday, Sept. 20, marks National Pepperoni Pizza Day, according to the National Day Calendar. The day falls just weeks after National Cheese Pizza Day on…
I didn’t post on social media about my home purchase, marriage, or pregnancy. It made the moments more meaningful.
Years ago, I got a call from a friend. “The most amazing thing happened,” she gushed, “we got engaged!” She proceeded to tell me about how her boyfriend proposed. They’re such a loving and compatible couple, I couldn’t have been happier for them. Days later, I saw the picture online, her finger…
Aaron Sorkin says Sony hired outside lawyers to fact-check ‘The Social Reckoning’ because Meta has ‘limitless resources’
Sony left no legal stone unturned for its new film about Mark Zuckerberg, lest it face the wrath of Meta’s legal team. During an appearance on The New York Times podcast, “The Interview,” director Aaron Sorkin said getting the green light to pursue “The Social Reckoning” wasn’t a “no-brainer.” “You…
Trump announces a new ‘AI Force,’ but says he will not ‘stifle’ AI
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was creating a new “AI force” to “watch over” AI development, one week after a chorus of AI leaders called for government regulation of the ever-advancing tech. At the same time, he said he would not heed those leaders’ call to slow down AI…
I’ve spoken to my daughter in a non-native language since she was a baby. Now she corrects my French.
My daughter was born three months before the COVID-19 restrictions began where we live. Stuck at home with a new baby, I needed something to keep me busy, and I’m too mishap-prone for sourdough. For a linguist like me, a language-related project seemed like just the thing. I decided to dust off my…