Dave didn't see it coming. Twenty-three years in logistics management. Good reviews, solid relationships, a team that respected him. Then a Tuesday morning meeting with HR and a severance package that felt like a bad joke. He was 52. And for the first time in his adult
I'll be honest with you. When I first heard about ChatGPT, I ignored it for three months. It sounded like a tech thing. A young person thing. Something that would require me to learn a whole new language just to figure out if it was worth my time.
A 28-year-old I know runs a decent little online business. Smart kid. Fast. Comfortable with every tool you've never heard of. But his clients — the ones paying him well — keep asking for something he can't quite give them. Judgment. Pattern recognition. The ability to
I remember the exact moment it hit me. I was sitting at the kitchen table, 401(k) statement in hand, and for the first time in years I actually read the whole thing. The balance looked decent. Not where I wanted it, but decent. Then I did the math myself.
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Why the traditional retirement plan is broken — and what financially savvy people over 45 are doing instead There's a story most of us were told so many times we stopped questioning it. Work hard. Save what you can. Retire at 65. Enjoy the rest. It's a
How Janet turned 25 years of corporate experience into a $2,400/month freelance business working three days a week Janet Morrison spent 25 years climbing the HR ladder inside a large financial services firm. Good salary. Solid pension. Corner office. At 52, she handed in her notice. Her colleagues
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