Quote from: TDoS on Feb 26, 2025, 05:08 PMQuote from: K-Dog on Feb 26, 2025, 11:16 AMMaking bank while I still can.
At your age? Why? What's the matter with doing the retiree gig full time?
In a sense you are right. On the other hand the small amount my McJob pays makes a significant difference in lifestyle, and 'huffin the bale' makes for a remarkably physically fit fossil. There are downsides and upsides as in any situation. And best way for retired fossils to keep mentally fit is physical exercise. Ask a doctor about that, and they will agree. The exercise makes for healthy circulation. The brain likes exercise better than crossword puzzles.
About 20% of people plan on working after retirement but only 10% do. Physical restraints kill the dream of half of people who want to keep working in retirement. That is my guess for the reason, so when I say:
QuoteMaking bank while I still can.
I mean it. The day will come when I can't work. Youth and vigor will do me in.
One one hand you are absolutely right. I do have more retirement savings than the median American. On the other hand that means absolutely nothing. Most Americans have jack shit saved for retirement. I do have more than jack shit, but I do not have as much as Jack has. But since I am able to save something, my stash is growing instead of slowly shrinking as would be the case if I were not working. Considering that fact puts me more way more ahead at the end of a year than I would otherwise be.
I know of one Republican who 'lost 100K under Biden'. He thinks Trump will 'fix things'. My prediction is at the end of four more years of Trump the asshole will be down 200K more and I will be up 100K should we both still be kicking. Fear of what rich lame brain white whale assholes may do to fuck the rest of us over next keeps me working.
I'm worried about RE, the racist white whales currently running the show may soon do him in. His situation is only as resilient as the government is. These days that is not saying much.