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Questions for Humans: Intimacy
0:00 – My Parents Are Looking to Me for Their Retirement Plan
7:43 – I’m 58 and Have Nothing in Retirement
15:22 – I’m 65 and My Retirement’s Gone (What Now?)
24:09 – He Has $3.5 Million in Savings but Is Afraid to Retire
29:54 – I’m 51 and Have No Retirement (I Only Make $50,000)
37:54 – We’re Retired and Don’t Have Enough for Groceries
45:42 – I’m 65 and Made Horrible Decisions With Money My Whole Life
53:34 – My Parents Think the Rapture Is Their Retirement Plan
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