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17 Retirement Lies We Still Tell Ourselves

October 22, 2019 · Retirement Life

I won’t have to work at all once I end my career

With full pensions becoming so uncommon nowadays it’s no wonder seniors have to look for extra work during their retirement periods. That and just how much money are you able to really save considering how life expectancy has skyrocketed over the past couple of decades? It’s actually more unreasonable to think that you won’t have to look for part-time or temp work once you retire. 

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