Looking up retirement videos on YouTube. Contradictory chaos. Everybody says something different. I saw many videos that said retire early, retire now even if you can't afford it. Others said never retire. Many of these retirement vids are geared more towards the upper-crust white middle-classers even the wealthy with titles such as "Can You Retire On 500K?" That's rough, that's shaky but I think I can do quite nicely thank you. The average person maybe contemplating retirement can't relate to such professional advice. I doubt many of the poor Yonkerites in my neighborhood even have financial advisors or portfolios. Who are these YouTube content creators talking to? Sampled a few of these and it all seemed a bit Trumpy to me. Take a break go back to the Sasquatch video.
Excuse me I have to go put some cream on my hip right now.
It is possible. I retired early at 62, had a good 401K and a non-profit
ReplyDeletefinancial advisor. Mrs. did as well. It does take some planning and getting your ducs (or feral cats) in a row. My guess is you would get bored and start your own Deli?
A philosophical take. Maybe many people keep working because if you stay home all the time you start thinking about your own mortality. OK so those who continue working because they can't afford to retire which is rather traditional advice these days there are many downsides. You slow down as you age. You're more likely to have some sort of health crisis and the job market isn't exactly friendly to older workers. You also may not save as much as you thought. Studies also show most people don't even spend most of their retirement savings also known as you can't take it with you.
ReplyDeleteYou gonna stage a cage fight for your 80th Birthday?
ReplyDeleteIt's the latest thing.
Imagine if Reagan had done this. Clinton. Obama. Why not a nice concert?
DeleteI'm guessing two guys beat each other to a pulp and then sing
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday To You? Pretty classy.
The aging Emperor. Then a couple of blondes feed him grapes.
ReplyDeleteThe whole mess strikes me as abnormal
ReplyDeleteAbbie Normal - Young Frankenstein.
ReplyDeletePut it this way. If Trump weren't the POTUS but say your relative there would be talk of Alzheimer's tests, nursing homes, health aides. He's the POTUS though.
ReplyDeleteIran Peace Deal - Netanyahu the fly in the ointment -
ReplyDeleteBombing Lebanon. He's always in perpetual war mode and never seems to run out of weapons. I notice driving around the price of gas is slowly dipping.
ReplyDeleteThe aging blogger. Took inventory of my health issues not life threatening. Came up with about 6 or 7. Sore foot, bad hip, some gingivitis, lactose? couple others and then the tinnitus of course. How many you got?
ReplyDeleteHeart A-Fib, lots of pills, dizziness, gotta use a cane sometimes, arthritis in neck, swelling in ankles, backs of hands blacken with the slightest bump. But still get my share of correct answers on Jeopardy. Can't complain, it is as my 90 yr old father-in-law used to say "better than the alternative".
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