OT: "The Retirement Gamble"Facing Us All

8 comments

• Alucard

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  11 years ago

  "Retirement" can be or may be a challenge to many unless they possess a bankroll like Art's. If he doesn't live beyond the means of his nest egg he should be comfortable. Many of the rest of us may not be so comfortable.
  
  
• jester214

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  11 years ago

  Americans don't know how to save money. Until they learn retirement will always be a struggle for many.
• Hugh_G_Rection

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  11 years ago

  My retirement package: Weekly lottery tickets and a .45 with a single bullet for when the pension/ social security WHATEVER runs dry. I'll check out the same way Cobain or Hemingway did
• Lionshare

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  11 years ago

  I imagine many growing up in this generation, and the 25-35 crowd probably wont retire. Many will work until they are put in a home or are physically unable to. Its just not going to be a possiblity for most people. Paychecks arent big enough and even if you save enough prepare to get it taxed to hell.
• sclvr5005

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  11 years ago

  I'm lucky enough to have hired in at my company while they still offered a pension 8 years ago. Most of today's young job seekers won't know what a pension is.
• Dougster

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  11 years ago

  Too bad txtittyfan doesn't offer financial advice on this board anymore. Used to be highly profitable to listen to what he had to say - and then do the opposite. Nowadays it looks like he just gets paid to paint walls and lay new carpet.
• Player11

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  11 years ago

  As one gets close to early social savings sb 20pct of income. You dont want to be forced into early retirement due to say a job loss and then still have to contend w car payment and rent.
• Ermita_Nights

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  11 years ago

  I've retired so many times I'm starting to get pretty good at it.