Jane Pauley’s Money Issue examines retirement and Social Security concerns
Jane Pauley’s Money Issue zeroes in on Social Security, FIRE and Americans hunting cheaper retirement homes in Malta. The franchise keeps turning retirement fear into a national conversation.
CBS News Sunday Morning is rebroadcasting Jane Pauley’s annual Money Issue, a special built around how money shapes American life. The program airs Sundays at 9:00 a.m. ET and streams on the CBS News app at 11:00 a.m. ET.
The 2025 edition centered on securing a fulfilling retirement, putting Social Security at the heart of the hour with a cover story by David Pogue. That focus captured a familiar national pressure point: older Americans trying to make fixed income, benefits and savings stretch against rising costs and longer life spans.
The broadcast also widened the retirement lens beyond Social Security alone. Luke Burbank looked at the FIRE movement, for people chasing financial independence to retire early, while Susan Spencer examined the creation of bucket lists. Tracy Smith spoke with Cheech and Chong, and Robert Costa interviewed Drew Barrymore, who at 50 landed on the cover of AARP: The Magazine.
Seth Doane’s report from Malta pushed the issue beyond U.S. borders, where Americans were looking for a more affordable retirement home. The setting made the economic logic plain: as housing, health care and everyday expenses rise, retirement planning has become less about leisure than about finding someplace, anywhere, that still works on a budget.
CBS used the Money Issue label again in an April 13, 2025 special edition dedicated to retirement, and another April 12, 2026 installment highlighted obstacles to home ownership and fighting health insurance issues. Taken together, the recurring franchise has become a snapshot of the costs now shaping American life, from the wealth gap to consumer decisions and the shrinking room for financial error.
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