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When planning for the future steals your present

I work at a job I hate because I'm saving for retirement but I'm 28 and retirement is 40 years away and what if I die before then.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're sacrificing the life you have for a life you might never live.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Stoic memento mori — remember you will die?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.