HOUSTON, March 12, 2024--More than half (54%) of Americans say it’s their goal to live to 100, according to a new study from Corebridge Financial and The Longevity Project. Family, friends and new experiences are seen as the top benefits of a very long life, with 72% of respondents citing continued ...
I'm fairly sure I'll just off myself sometime soon. I'm already 40 and I've seen more than enough shit to know it's never getting better, only worse. 39 years was enough for my dad before he tied the noose, every single day I understand and even respect his decision more and more.
If you invest 5% of every paycheck, you will have enough to retire on. This is quite achievable for the vast majority of individuals who want to achieve it. Compounding gains are a huge boon and is why investing in something like an index fund should be started as early as possible.
Nearly 70% of Americans are currently living paycheck to paycheck. How are they supposed to save up or invest? One medical emergency could wipe out all that imaginary savings too.
5% seems achievable, looking from the outside, but we’ve gone through several decades of proving that it does not actually happen enough., when people are trying to afford their immediate lives
I used to think like that, but the older I get the more I'm starting to think otherwise.
I'm not super old yet but I've had a pretty eventful life and was probably a bit too hard on my physical form when I was younger and considered myself indestructible. Now I have back pain, knee issues, pulmonary fibrosis (scarred lungs from dusty environments), messed up right wrist, missing part of two fingers on my left hand, deteriorating eyesight etc etc.
I'm not wishing for death or anything, but there starts to be a point where you really don't want to keep slowly getting worse to the point you can't do what you love anymore and you're just a burden to others. That becomes the time that you just want that last big sleep to finally get here.
Now if we could fix all these common ailments and keep our bodies like we were back in our twenties, that would be a different story...
Uh pass. Who the fuck can afford that? If I were going to live to 100, I'd have to work until I was about 90. And with climate change, I seriously doubt I want to be around in 60 years.
I'd rather retire at 60 and live to 75 than retire at 70 and live to 100, assuming I'll have the same amount of money to inherit for the next generation. After the age of 80, I'd be so old that I'd have no energy to do anything.
And here is Morning Consult. If it’s anything like the surveys I take regularly from a similar company, it’s meaningless junk that doesn’t really tell you much.