{"id":16820,"date":"2026-08-27T18:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T01:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16820"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:19:09","slug":"retirement-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16820","title":{"rendered":"Retirement questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/retirement\/retirement-planning\/i-thought-my-retirement-was-set-until-i-answered-these-3-questions\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/retirement\/retirement-planning\/i-thought-my-retirement-was-set-until-i-answered-these-3-questions\">Jacob Schroeder shared three deceptively simple questions<\/a> that could reshape how you think about retirement and the life you still want to live. Perhaps it can help you focus and live more intentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question 1: Choose how you live your life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Imagine you&#8217;re financially secure. You have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. How would you live your life? What would you do with the money? Would you change anything? Let yourself dream.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question 2: Remember, you\u2019re living on borrowed time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Imagine your doctor tells you that you have five to 10 years left to live. You won\u2019t feel sick, but you&#8217;ll have no notice of the moment of death. What will you do in the time you have remaining? Will you change your life? How will you live out your remaining years?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question 3: Seizing the day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Imagine your doctor tells you that you have 24 hours left to live. Notice what feelings arise as you confront your mortality. What did you miss? Who did you not get to be? What did you not get to do?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacob Schroeder shared three deceptively simple questions that could reshape how you think about retirement and the life you still want to live. Perhaps it can help you focus and live more intentionally. Question 1: Choose how you live your life &#8220;Imagine you&#8217;re financially secure. You have enough money to take care of your needs, now and in the future. How would you live your life? What would you do with the money? Would you change anything? 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