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From MarketWatch:
How to make money getting rid of your stuff: Decluttering is a cathartic experience, and possibly a lucrative one. If you’re in the mood for spring cleaning, check out what people may pay for what you consider to be “junk.”
You’re never too old to improve your financial literacy: No one is “too old” to keep learning – and that is especially true with finances. Taking a lesson or reading up on personal finance topics can help you make better money decisions and possibly maximize your savings and spending in retirement.
Looking to learn something new in retirement? Find an age-friendly university: Plenty of adults go back to school to study a passion or try out a new career path. Try these tips out if you’re looking to hit the books again.
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More in retirement news:
Andrew Garfield shoots down retirement rumors (The Wrap)
How to catch up on retirement savings if you’ve been out of work (GOBankingRates)
5 Signs you aren’t spending enough retirement money (AARP)
Cintas can’t force arbitration of lawsuit over retirement-plan options, fees (Reuters)
Chicopee starts long process to make up $286 million in unfunded retirement liabilities (MassLive.com)
Michigan State to pay back retirement benefits cut during pandemic (Lansing State Journal)
Research and Insight:
What’s going on with older workers? (Forbes)
Could target-date funds imperil your retirement (Yahoo! Finance)
Study: Millennials are ahead of their parents in retirement savings (KCBD)
Nearly 3 out of 4 women worry about money several times a month or more (Alliance for Lifetime Income and HerMoney)
Retirees rely the most on Social Security in these cities, study says (Fox Business)
Health and wealth drives retirees’ spending (Center for Retirement Research at Boston College)
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