March 23rd, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Unsplash in collaboration with Getty Images SPECIAL BULLETIN TO SUBSCRIBERS The EndGame is celebrating its third anniversary! Three years! That’s like 24 in cyber years! We’ve lasted longer than 47 TikTok trends, most celebrity marriages, and too many major appliances. Join the birthday celebration by upgrading to a paid subscription. As a paid […]
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March 16th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I have been bothered by this whole notion of retirement savings for some time. I strongly suspect it is not mathematically possible for most of us to save […]
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March 13th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 52/Mar. 13, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Relationships With Your Adult Children in Retirement Karen Midyet, a psychologist and retirement and longevity coach, notes that relationships with children must evolve at each life stage, and that […]
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March 9th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by The Good Funeral Guide on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. My cellphone rang. The number appeared to be local, and it wasn’t identified as “spam risk,” so I answered it. “Hi, Becky from Senior Benefits with good news about […]
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March 2nd, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Gabriel on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. For months I have been having a recurring dream. I am back at one of my former jobs – sometimes as a returning employee, other times as a visitor – and as […]
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February 28th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 51/Feb. 28, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. On Test of Retirement Literacy, Most Score an F When The American College of Financial Services quizzed adults ages 50 to 75 on their knowledge of financial factors on […]
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February 24th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Growing older comes with more than its share of surprises. One of the most unpleasant is the termination of a marriage. Unfortunately, that nasty surprise faces a growing […]
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February 17th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Tarik Haiga on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What’s wrong with this picture? Last fall the U.S. had 6.5 million unemployed workers but 9.5 million job openings. In manufacturing, health care, education, and wholesale and retail trade, there […]
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February 14th, 2024
Don Akchin
No. 50/Feb. 14, 2024 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Memories Fail and Change – At Any Age In response to Donald Trump confusing Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi, and Joe Biden reportedly having trouble recalling the day his […]
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February 10th, 2024
Don Akchin
Photo by Delano Ramdas on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Are you fearless? Good for you! I, unfortunately, am not put together that way. You would think that by now I would have outgrown my fears, most of […]
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