MÄRZ 2023
LONGEVITY
INTERVIEW
Theodora Lau
And we can ' t make the best use of our extended time – with work and family and friends – if we don ' t take care of our finances and have a secure financial well-being . Hence the interest .
Clas Beese • 5:02 PM
Interesting , thank you ! In which way do we need to change our approach to money regarding higher life expectancy ? where does starting a family and caregiving fit into the new paradigm ?
Theodora Lau ( She / Her ) • 5:05 PM
Haha . That ' s the easy one . As humans , we have been used to a very ridgid 3-stage life : Education . Work . Retirement . But when you have extra healthy living years , what do you do with that extra time ? Work extra 30 years continuously to support longer lifespan ? But what happens to education and learning ? We changed the way we work ( more gig work ). We have changed the way we retire ( or unretire ). We have changed the way we learn ( on the job learning + lifelong learning ). Moving from 3-stage life to multi-stage life allows us to shuffle all the life stages , and do things in different orders . Maybe learn and unlearn and relearn , with career breaks and job changes in between . And where does starting a family and caregiving fit into the new paradigm ? That will also mean changing how we accumulate and decumulate wealth .
Theodora Lau