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The 56% Bombshell: Building Your 'Involuntary Retirement' Escape Hatch
Job Loss & Retirement

The 56% Bombshell: Building Your 'Involuntary Retirement' Escape Hatch

January 26, 2026January 25, 2026

Here’s a number that’s been bouncing around social media lately, and it hit me like a brick: 56% of workers who enter their 50s in long-term, full-time jobs […]

Reflections on Six Months After Job Loss: What the Camera Can’t Show
Job Loss After 50 / Mental Health After 50

Reflections on Six Months After Job Loss: What the Camera Can’t Show

December 23, 2025January 9, 2026

Six months. It’s long enough for people to stop asking “How are you holding up?” and start expecting you to have moved on. Long enough for well-meaning friends […]

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