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Kiplinger
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Richard P. Himmer, PhD

How to Design Your Retirement Declaration of Independence to Build the Life You Want

Historical documents representing founding principles of United States on flag backdrop.

In 1776, the American colonists did something remarkable, not for the reasons most people think. They did not rebel impulsively.

They spent 169 years living under a functional system that governed, organized and provisioned their lives in exchange for something they had not fully understood: The systematic extraction of their labor, resources and future.

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