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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with retired lawyer Kristine Wu, 31, based in Hong Kong. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I pursued law solely because I saw it as a practical, respectable career, but I didn’t love it. Before starting my first job, I came across…
Anita Clemons Swanagan was forced into early retirement at 55 after developing a brain tumor and having several strokes. The medical bills piled up for the expenses that her health insurance would not cover.At one point, she had over $100,000 in medical debt. She said she’d paid most of it…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cheryl Fellenz, 81, a retiree who lives on a houseboat off the coast of southern Maryland. She is one of thousands of older Americans who have shared their financial, career, and retirement stories with Business Insider. This interview has been edited…
My father-in-law, Frank Noble, retired at the age of 55 after a successful career in forestry in Australia. At 86, he’s now been retired for roughly the same amount of time as he worked. He said that if given his time again, he’d still follow the same path and choose…
