Jenny Blackmon

We've spent years chasing retirement numbers somebody else invented. The truth is your retirement isn't about hitting a magic number. It's about knowing your number. The Retirement Number We've Been Chasing Is Complete Nonsense Can we talk about the million-dollar retirement myth? I'm tired of hearing it. Every time retirement comes up, somebody throws out the same number. A million dollars. As if somebody climbed a mountain, came back down with stone tablets, and declared: "Thou shalt have...

For years, I believed healthcare was the one thing standing between me and retirement. Turns out, I “thought” I was afraid of healthcare costs. Instead, I learned I simply didn’t have the correct information, and my fear was based on my ignorance. I Thought Healthcare Would Keep Me Working Until 65. I Was Wrong. I have a confession. For years, I used healthcare as my 2nd-favorite excuse, behind not having that million-plus dollars every time I need first. I didn’t use it intentionally; it was...

What happens when your paycheck stops? A direct look at retirement, identity, relationships, and how Gen X can rebuild a life beyond work—starting now.