Paycheck to paycheck on $200k? What it really costs to live comfortably in Seattle More than 300 people who participated in a KUOW survey asking what annual salary it would take for their households to live comfortably in the Seattle region. A whopping 71% said they would need at least six figures. Monica Nickelsburg
Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill From emergency savings accounts to assistance for student loan borrowers, the new federal spending bill aims to make it easier to save for retirement. Arezou Rezvani
Early retirement took off during the pandemic. An economic downturn could change that Millions of workers left the labor force during the pandemic. Older workers have been slow to return, in part because many found themselves financially secure enough to retire. Andrea Hsu
Basketball icon Sue Bird plays her last game after two legendary decades in the WNBA The Seattle Storm lost its semifinal game on Tuesday, bringing a bittersweet end to what the 41-year-old had said would be her final season. She retires as the winningest WNBA player of all time. Rachel Treisman
U.S. Olympian Allyson Felix says she'll retire after the 2022 season Felix, the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete in history, announced her decision on Instagram. The 36-year-old has won 11 Olympic medals over the course of her career. Deepa Shivaram
'When are we getting vaccinated?' WA senior homes with Covid outbreaks get no response from pharmacies Many senior living communities were expecting to begin Covid vaccinations next week. But they say they haven't gotten any specific information from CVS and Walgreens, who are to provide the vaccine. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opinion: A High School Reunion Reveals: When Steel Mills Fell Silent, Fates Got Flipped Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation. Marilyn Geewax
