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'Practice retirement' an option for those with small nest eggs

Use your 60s to ease out of the working life

The financial turmoil of the last few years dashed many dreams of early retirement. But those not quite willing to give up on the dream might consider an alternative approach: practice retirement, where you keep working, but stop funding retirement plans and use the money to start having fun.

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Now consider most people in this country, with household income far less than $100k...and ask just who the Globe is for.