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You’re In Your 60s And Haven’t Saved Enough. Here’s What To Do

TedTed
in Fund Discussions
FYI: My wife and I are in our early 60s and, for various reasons, haven’t saved enough for retirement. What are your best suggestions for pumping up our nest egg? We already plan to continue working into our mid-60s and, if necessary, beyond.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-in-your-60s-and-havent-saved-enough-heres-what-to-do-11570110334

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  • CrashCrash
    How do I get around that lovely pay-wall?
  • TedTed
    edited October 2019
    @Crash: Try Private Window in Firefox, or Incognito Window in Chrome. Let me know if it works.
    Regards,
    Ted
  • CrashCrash
    Hello, @Ted. I tried reproducing the specific URL into the address bar in a different browser altogether (Brave.) That didn't work. Then I tried a PRIVATE Brave browser window. No-go.... A private window in Firefox failed, too. I don't use Chrome. I even tried Private window on Brave, using "Tor." Could not get into the full WSJ article. So, I found out a new thing: Tor, which is supposed to be super-muscular in protecting my identity, but the WSJ still knows I'm not paying.
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    @Ted / @Crash: This whole "private window" thing is really nonsensical when it comes to paywalls. In this day of cheap-as-dirt computing power all any publisher needs to do is keep a simple database of paying customers. If your not on that list, or they can't tell who you are, that's that... goodbye.

    Howdy, Stranger!
    Think about it- right here at MFO if you're not listed in the member database, you can't sign in. If you aren't signed in, you can read but not comment. What help is a "private window" going to be in getting around that?
  • CrashCrash
    Old_Joe said:

    @Ted / @Crash: This whole "private window" thing is really nonsensical when it comes to paywalls. In this day of cheap-as-dirt computing power all any publisher needs to do is keep a simple database of paying customers. If your not on that list, or they can't tell who you are, that's that... goodbye.

    Howdy, Stranger!
    Think about it- right here at MFO if you're not listed in the member database, you can't sign in. If you aren't signed in, you can read but not comment. What help is a "private window" going to be in getting around that?

    ......Not much. But I recall when a little trick DID work: we could Google-search the title, and could read the thing through a different source. Anyhow, some good-natured member here at MFO sent me the full text. (I'll never tell.;) ) I DID save enough to do alright in SOME circumstances: giving up some privacy is allowing wifey and I to live in "Paradise." In that particular article, I wanted to see what I might be missing, if there was an angle I'd not considered.

    All the rest of you can eat your heart out! ;)

  • MarkMark
    "All the rest of you can eat your heart out! ;)"

    Now that's not nice. Boo.
  • CrashCrash
    OK, I take it back.:)
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