50somethingmag ~upd~ Jun 2026

Shifting from wealth accumulation to preservation, estate planning, and "encore careers" or side hustles.

You woke up last Tuesday and realized three things simultaneously: You need reading glasses to see your phone, you have absolutely no desire to stay at a bar past 10 p.m., and you care less about what people think than you ever have in your life. Welcome to 50Something. 50somethingmag

Remember the old cliché of the mid-life crisis? Today, that’s been replaced by the mid-life quest. People in their 50s are no longer looking for an escape; they are looking for alignment . Shifting from wealth accumulation to preservation