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Retirment?
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No problem if you stash it under your mattress.
If you're talking paper currency, you might be better with toilet paper.
A little lumpy, but easier on your ass than all those dyes.
Krugerrands might be a better choice. You can lay them flat, and acquire a goodly sum.
Always good to come to MR for thoughtful and well considered advice.
Just because my opinion is different than yours means its not thoughtful? I am sorry I didn't go on with a six paragraph tirade and got straight to the point.
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If suggesting that someone should kill them self if they run out of money was your pint (sic), then you did make it succinctly.
I was commenting on the quality of the advice.
If that's a serious question, I couldn't possibly answer it. Not succinctly, not in five paragraphs. We just have completely different views of human life.
It's completely serious question. If you are old as dirt, lived your life the best you could and you realize you are now a burden on the rest of your family and society there shouldn't be any problem. I am not saying if you run out of cash because you lost your job that you should off yourself.
I think your proposition is pragmatic and realistic, bizzle. It's only been during the last couple of generations that we've been faced with such an ageing demographic, along with the weakening of old family ties which would have had children care for their old relatives.
That said - given that Shrink has presumably spent his entire professional career persuading people not to take that course of action, I can also understand his disquiet.
Somewhat of a segue, but you might find this interesting, concerning personal choice.
The last one in B.C. died before she could exercise what I choose to call her free right.
I want to retire because I want to be able to pursue my hobbies, new hobbies, and learn new things.
I suppose I'd feel the same way about retirement if my life has been so bad that I had no hobbies and nothing to really do, except more work. Even if you have an interesting job that you see as bring similar to a hobby, you can still do that sort of thing without the job pressure, and also have more time to try new hobbies and interests.
If you're young and don't see the point of retiring, you probably live a very boring life.
I suppose I'd feel the same way about retirement if my life has been so bad that I had no hobbies and nothing to really do, except more work. Even if you have an interesting job that you see as bring similar to a hobby, you can still do that sort of thing without the job pressure, and also have more time to try new hobbies and interests.
If you're young and don't see the point of retiring, you probably live a very boring life.
Same here but I have two reasons why retirement won't come soon or at all. My two daughters. The financial responsibilities for providing for them strips any hope of retirement from my plans.
I don't post this as a bitter person, because they've added more joy in my life then I though possible, I'm just stating a fact
If things go according to plan I'll be able to semi-retire by 50 while enjoying a very nice quality of life. I don't think I'd ever want to retire fully, and the people in my industry who are over 50 are in amazing health.
I want to be able to comfortably retire so I can do things like donate my money/time, potentially contribute significantly to any grandkids' college educations, etc.
I'm also not expecting to have to work too much past 59 (if I live that long! who knows right?).
Not entirely true. Some people see value and stimulation from their work. It defines their usefulness and purpose. (Steve Jobs among them). For some, retirement is something to look forward to, but to others it can be a death sentence. Everyone is different.