The Miserable Art Of Being Sensible

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Financial security promises peace of mind, but growing uncertainty makes it harder to enjoy the life we're building.

Last Tuesday, I spent twenty minutes looking at my bank balance. Nothing had gone wrong. I had not lost my job, received an unexpected bill or made a particularly foolish investment. Yet the number on the screen, which would have reassured me ten years ago, seemed inadequate.

I am thirty-five, earn reasonably well and have some savings and investments. By most measures, I am doing fine. The difficulty is that I have become increasingly preoccupied with how quickly that could change.



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