{"id":85,"date":"2026-10-16T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:00:00","slug":"discover-joyful-retirement-beyond-just-your-401k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/discover-joyful-retirement-beyond-just-your-401k\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Joyful Retirement Beyond Just Your 401(k)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>The real secret to a happy retirement isn\u2019t found in a 401(k) statement\u2014it\u2019s in the meaning you build beyond the numbers. Over the years, I\u2019ve seen clients find deep fulfillment in retirement by channeling their energy into passions: opening nature stores, volunteering, writing, or coaching. Reflecting on what truly interests you and seeking out new connections can shape a second act that\u2019s as rewarding as it is purposeful. As someone who helps coordinate all the moving parts of your financial life, I know that aligning wealth with what genuinely matters creates a foundation for lasting happiness\u2014on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/retirement\/happy-retirement\/finding-meaning-in-retirement-how-to-embrace-a-passion-later-in-life\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The real secret to a happy retirement isn\u2019t found in a 401(k) statement\u2014it\u2019s in the meaning you build beyond the numbers. Over the years, I\u2019ve seen clients find deep fulfillment in retirement by channeling their energy into passions: opening nature stores, volunteering, writing, or coaching. Reflecting on what truly interests you and seeking out new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":86,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanpolley.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}