Single, Retired, and NOT Buying a House — Here's Why
14.1× channel medianLong-form8:42People & BlogsPublished Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 PM · 4mo ago
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Description
Design the Retirement You Actually Want: https://stan.store/Michelle50/p/design-the-retirement-you-actually-want
I realized I'm never buying a home again. Not in a sad way. In a relieved way.
In this video, I'm sharing why I've decided not to own a home in retirement as a single woman over 50, the cultural pressure that almost kept me wondering about it, and what choosing not to buy has actually given me back: my time, my energy, and a life I don't need a vacation from.
This isn't an anti-ownership video. It's a conversation about defaulting to a choice that wasn't designed for solo women in this season of life — and giving yourself permission to design something different.
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Details
- Published
- Jun 16, 2026, 12:00 PM
- Length
- 8:42 (522 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN-US
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- FTtjEJ_OdV0
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