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Thoughts on reinvention, clarity, work, money, and the quiet decisions that shape a life. New essays each week as we explore what it means to build a life with intention.
The Retirement Line Item Nobody Budgets For: Adult Kids
At seven, our son planned to build a nest in a Japanese maple so he could live there with his wife and ten kids and stay close to Mom and me. A decade later, the nest became an apartment in Tucson. Here are three conversations that can help you launch your adult kids before you leave full-time work.
You Can Look Wealthy or Build Wealth. Pick One.
At sixteen I drove a $500 Gran Torino and revved the engine at stoplights hoping someone would notice. Nobody did. Most of us are still doing a version of this today. The car is nicer. The stakes are higher. And the cost is bigger than we realize.