I, too, wrote personal finance columns in the Everyman mode for years, and then became a widow suddenly at 48. I was then an outlier, but in different ways. I had a big cash infusion from the life insurance, but not so much that I didn’t have to think about what to do. I had to figure out Social Security strategy as a young widow who works. There’s much more, but I’m probably reaching a word limit. Eleven years later, I’ve managed to build a portfolio that is modestly larger than when I started and it put 2 kids through college and should get me through my own retirement, with help from my own career earnings. All this is to say, thank you for your work, because it not only influenced my work, but also my life. Wishing you fun and laughter and joy in abundance for all the days ahead.
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I, too, wrote personal finance columns in the Everyman mode for years, and then became a widow suddenly at 48. I was then an outlier, but in different ways. I had a big cash infusion from the life insurance, but not so much that I didn’t have to think about what to do. I had to figure out Social Security strategy as a young widow who works. There’s much more, but I’m probably reaching a word limit. Eleven years later, I’ve managed to build a portfolio that is modestly larger than when I started and it put 2 kids through college and should get me through my own retirement, with help from my own career earnings. All this is to say, thank you for your work, because it not only influenced my work, but also my life. Wishing you fun and laughter and joy in abundance for all the days ahead.
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