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10-28-2003, 11:19 AM

That about sums it up Dex. There are some intangible things you need to get in touch with. But I'll lay the tangible "tough love" thing on you. If you're 49, single, make 140 grand, have worked all your life, and have ONLY a lousy million in cash I would suspect you need a lot more bread to retire on. Now, maybe IF you retired you'd find your "Buddha Nature" and no longer need so much money live on and be happy. Maybe you only spend it all now BECAUSE work makes you unhappy.

But what happens if you retire and that doens't make you happy? Now you're jobless and living as a relative pauper . I'd rather work in that case.

(Fortunately I'm happy as a relative pauper, but I knew that while I was working)

10-28-2003, 11:19 AM	#4
steve mcgarret Guest Posts: n/a	That about sums it up Dex. There are some intangible things you need to get in touch with. But I'll lay the tangible "tough love" thing on you. If you're 49, single, make 140 grand, have worked all your life, and have ONLY a lousy million in cash I would suspect you need a lot more bread to retire on. Now, maybe IF you retired you'd find your "Buddha Nature" and no longer need so much money live on and be happy. Maybe you only spend it all now BECAUSE work makes you unhappy. But what happens if you retire and that doens't make you happy? Now you're jobless and living as a relative pauper . I'd rather work in that case. (Fortunately I'm happy as a relative pauper, but I knew that while I was working)