Show Notes
Most of us pictured our lives as a straight line: high school, college, a job, marriage, a house, kids…one milestone after another. Then life happened. A divorce. A layoff. A move. A pandemic.
This week, Jean Chatzky goes solo to make the case that a messy, non-linear life isn't a failure; it's just what a normal life actually looks like.
In this episode, you'll learn:
The "5 Ws and an H": six questions to ask before you retire
How to apply design thinking to your own retirement plan
Why the real risk in retirement isn't running out of money, but never spending the money you worked so hard to save
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