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Jill on Money.com. Okay, today we are joined by Erica, who's on the line in Minnesota.

Hello, Erica. What can we do for you today? Hi, Jill. Thanks for taking my call. Hi, Mark. I've been

working, doing the grind for a long time, over 30 years. And this past year has been the most challenging year. And I've had no flexibility, lost my balance in family, work, life, personal time. And I'm really tired.

I hear you, man. I'm with you, sister. Oh my gosh. You know, when you go through that period of

time, I think in a long career, we all go through those periods, right? Like, oh, this is

going to be a bad stretch, right? It does seem harder as you get older to absorb those

stretches, or maybe those stretches are getting longer, you know? And so I get that. Erica, how old are you?

I'm 51. And you said you're married? I'm divorced.

Okay.

Kids?

Three.

Three.

How old are they?

32.

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