ShokWaveRider
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
lol, my late husband was Portuguese and he had a saying, "Americans live to work while everyone else works to have a life". I find there is a big kernel of truth to that. Rarely do I see post (and I admit that I'm new here so maybe I'm missing them) about anyone enjoying their money, and god forbid you admit to buying something "frivolous" such as a boat but it seems that it's all so when we get old and broke down we'll have a nice nursing home. Don't get me started on 95% of the financial advice I see on the net. they all start off with some story of a older worker who is going to be forced onto the streets.
Experience also colors one's judgement. My husband, my baby brother and my best friend all died within the last 4 years ALL before the age of 56. so all the sacrificing and denial did not do them a bit of good,although we did blow a wad of cash on my brothers casket since he was retired navy, we got a lot of fancy navy emblems on the box. So not spending money because I may need it when I'm 90 has absolutely no weight with me. not gonna do it, so in that respect I'm the "odd duck" on these boards. I've always responded better to "rewards" than to "doom".
Hear Hear!!!!! Al La, take SS when YOU think you should not when others think you ought to.