The Secret to a Younger You

In 1979 Dr. Ellen Langer, a Psychology Professor at Harvard, designed a weeklong experiment for a group of 75-year-old men. The men knew very little about ...

People Who Keep Working Well into Their 80’s

The first thing to know about people who shun retirement to work past age 80 is that they are probably busier, and possibly cooler, than you.

One said ...

Don’t Tie Your Self-Worth to Your Money

An article in The Wall Street Journal warns: “Your 401(k) is up. Don’t let it go to your head.”

Checking your 401(k) is the feel-good ...

Retirees Need Purpose More Than Just Pickleball

“Now that you are retired, it’s time to play pickleball all day, every day.”

That’s the message from the front of a retirement ...

Retiree Says, ‘I Can Do Whatever I Want’

In 2021, Rayner Conway was downsizing her four-story, 3,500-square-foot home to a condo less than half the size when her husband of 50 years died unexpectedly. ...

A Record Number of Folks Age 85 and Older Are Working

Seventy may be the new 60, and 80 may be the new 70, but 85 is still pretty old to work in America. Yet in some ways, it is the era of the very old worker ...

Millennials Are Spending More on Coffee than Retirement Plans

If you've ever had to wait in a long line at your local Starbucks, you probably already know—millennials spend a lot of money on coffee. But ...

Retired Man Returns to Work to Celebrate 100th Birthday

Many people try to get away from their day job to celebrate their birthday. One New Jersey man, however, decided to do exactly the opposite. Bill Hansen ...

U.S. Hit by 'Cost Disease'

There might be good reasons why many of us feel stressed by financial challenges. Economists have a term for our rising costs—they call it "Cost ...

Italian Miner Avoids Work for 35 Years, Then Retires

You may not like your job, but I'm willing to bet that you're nowhere near as good at avoiding it as an Italian coal miner was recently revealed ...