Or so it seems. But there are risks, too, in betting against the future. What looks like a haven may turn out to be a trap. In myth and literature, hoarding gold is consistently punished, in brutal, ...

It’s the story of Ellen Sheehan from when she leaves home for the first time aged 20 to when she moves into the house she figures will be her last, aged 59. We accompany her through her life, sharing ...