For Gen X & Women in Their 50s
Stop letting money leak away. Ditch the overwhelm, find forgotten pension cash, and build a stress-free safety net on your terms.
Choose Your Starting Point
Retirement planning can feel overwhelming. Start with the question that's on your mind today.
Think you may have a pension from an old employer? Learn where to look and how to start your search.
Find My PensionWorked for several employers over the years? Learn how to track down a 401(k) or retirement account you may have left behind.
Find My Old 401(k)Debt can follow you into retirement if you don't make a plan. Start with practical steps for understanding what you owe and creating a payoff strategy.
Start Tackling DebtNot sure where to begin? Start looking at your income, expenses, Social Security, pensions, retirement accounts, debt, insurance, and the life you want after work.
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90 Days to Find More Money, Reduce Debt, and Build Your Plan
A guided, low-pressure workbook. Ten quiet minutes a day, one prompt at a time, until the fog clears and the numbers are finally yours.
Get Instant AccessHousehold leak audit
Six categories, one page — find where $300 a month quietly disappears.
Ghost subscription detective
A 90-day statement sweep with three questions for every recurring charge.
Debt snowball plan
Momentum-first payoff order tuned for people starting in their fifties.
No-deprivation budget sprint
Fourteen days of cutting friction spending instead of the things you love.
30 Days of Forgotten Corporate Cash
Thirty companies whose plans ended up in federal trusteeship. Search for a name you worked for, read the short history, then check the official PBGC database.
Day 1
1958–2002
Discount department store chain in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
If you worked here, use the official PBGC unclaimed pension search to check whether a benefit may be listed in your name.
Check the official PBGC searchDay 2
1893–2018
Nationwide department store, catalog, and service business.
Former employees can check the official PBGC search to see whether any unclaimed pension benefit is on file.
Check the official PBGC searchDay 3
1852–1967
Automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana.
A quick search on PBGC.gov, the official federal source, will show whether there is anything listed under your name.
Check the official PBGC searchDay 4
1912–2002
Steelmaker with operations in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
Worked here at some point? The official PBGC search is the place to confirm whether a benefit exists.
Check the official PBGC searchDay 5
1879–1997
Variety store chain with locations in downtowns across the country.
Use the PBGC's official unclaimed pension tool to check your name and any former names you used.
Check the official PBGC searchDay 6
1949–2008
West Coast department store chain.
Check the official PBGC search — it takes a few minutes and it is the authoritative record.
Check the official PBGC searchLatest Articles
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Meet Angela
I'm in my fifties, planning my own retirement, and learning as I go. Somewhere along the way I realized nobody had handed me a plan — just statements, old employers, and a lot of noise.
"If I'm trying to figure all of this out, I can't possibly be the only one."
So I share what I find: the forgotten pensions, the money leaks, the small sprints that actually move the needle. No jargon, no shame.
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