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When Everything Breaks at Once: What a Dead Car Battery Taught Me About Retirement Planning

When Everything Breaks at Once: What a Dead Car Battery Taught Me About Retirement Planning

My fridge turned milk into cheese, my car wouldn't start, and somewhere between AI troubleshooting and borrowing jump starters, I learned something about building resilient retirement plans.

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Why My New Year's Resolutions Sound Different This Year

Why My New Year's Resolutions Sound Different This Year

You can't resolve away by will what you built up by habits – so I'm changing what I'm resolving

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Practicing Retirement During Christmas Break: The Honest Reality After Week One

Practicing Retirement During Christmas Break: The Honest Reality After Week One

Sleep, Lego, missed exercise goals, and why unstructured time is harder than expected

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The Permanently Stretched Mind: Why Learning New Things Changes You Forever (And Why That's Good)

The Permanently Stretched Mind: Why Learning New Things Changes You Forever (And Why That's Good)

What a worn-out bungee cord and two shelter cats taught me about curiosity, growth, and staying open-minded in retirement

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When Ants Teach Us About Retirement

When Ants Teach Us About Retirement

Why following the crowd might literally kill you (or at least your retirement plans)

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What Old French Restaurants Can Teach Us About Longevity

What Old French Restaurants Can Teach Us About Longevity

On croissants, continuity and the art of staying the same, or not

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Why "Simple" Skills Always Turn Out Harder Than They Look: Lessons from Corporate Training

Why "Simple" Skills Always Turn Out Harder Than They Look: Lessons from Corporate Training

What a 130-hour certification journey reveals about mastery, realistic expectations, and the hidden complexity behind "easy" investment strategies

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The Purpose of Retirement and How to Avoid “Abusing” Your Golden Years

The Purpose of Retirement and How to Avoid “Abusing” Your Golden Years

Why understanding the meaning behind retirement shapes how well you live it

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Why Market Predictions Fail: What a Bike-Fit Study Taught Me About Investing

Why Market Predictions Fail: What a Bike-Fit Study Taught Me About Investing

Fifty experts, one cyclist and zero agreement – a perfect metaphor for stock forecasts and financial “gurus”

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When Change Comes Before the Crisis – What MYOB’s Transformation Teaches Us About Retirement

When Change Comes Before the Crisis – What MYOB’s Transformation Teaches Us About Retirement

A CEO’s story of reinvention offers a timely reminder: don’t wait for the downturn – start future-proofing your health, finances and lifestyle now

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Losing Friends, and Learning to Make New Ones

Losing Friends, and Learning to Make New Ones

What my Dad reminded me about friendship, loss and longevity

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On Dependence, Agency, and the Things We Can Control

On Dependence, Agency, and the Things We Can Control

What a heartbreaking story reminded me about the freedom – and weight – of choice