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My Wife and I Planned Our Retirement Perfectly. Then She Got Sick.

The Wall Street Journal

November 24, 2025

A former WSJ retirement columnist shares the hard lessons he has had to learn about life after work

- BY GLENN RUFFENACH

I HAD HEARD the adage many times: Man plans, God laughs.

I just never imagined it would apply to my retirement.

This story is from the November 24, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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