Another doom and gloom retirement article
America's middle class knows it faces a grim retirement - LA Times
America's middle class knows it faces a grim retirement - LA Times
They echo the findings of last year's installment in the Wells Fargo series, when more than a third of respondents said they expected to work at least until 80 to have enough to retire on.
You stole the words right out of my mouth.You don't need to retire at 80. Statistically you are dead.
I'd like to be lucky enough to limit out on squirrels for the day within the next few weeks.
...I have in-laws that are retired now, but they don't travel, eat-out, buy new cars...mostly stay at home. They used to do these things, but now they largely live off meager savings and Social Security which they took early as they could not afford to delay to age 70.
I have not had squirrel, but am willing to bet eating it everyday is a lot easier than eating lobster everyday. We all knew that lobsters used to be fed to prisoners till they cried "Uncle", and it was declared inhumane and that won them a reprieve. Recently, I had a 2-lb lobster twice in 2 weeks, and man oh man, I knew what they were talking about.
Watching TV is my definition of Hell....
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I have not had squirrel, but am willing to bet eating it everyday is a lot easier than eating lobster everyday. We all knew that lobsters used to be fed to prisoners till they cried "Uncle", and it was declared inhumane and that won them a reprieve. Recently, I had a 2-lb lobster twice in 2 weeks, and man oh man, I knew what they were talking about.
Lobsters are good, until I had the 2-pounders. Caviar I do not like, and Kobe I have not tried. Dom Perignon is indeed overrated. But it could simply be "pearl before swine".Yup, lobsters are overrated. So are caviar, Kobe beef, Dom Perignon, ... I am lucky to have tried them all. That's something, ain't it?
Watching tv is scary. I never used to watch baseball - but lately a 29 yr anomaly demands attention.
A common quote, attributed to various people with several variations, is "The harder I work, the luckier I get."
I've eaten squirrel but I have trouble eating something that looks like a skinned rat. The amount of meat is also pretty meager. Rabbit is the way to go IMHO. You get more meat and I think tastier meat than squirrel.I'd like to be lucky enough to limit out on squirrels for the day within the next few weeks.
Yup, most people on this blog are lucky. I recently went to a HS re-union, 10% didn't come because the invitations went out on the internet......this 10% wasn't even hooked up. And, SS if you've made a good living and waited until you receive full benefits work out to over $22.00 hr, when compared to full time employment, for DW and I. .....not all bad! Today, some jobs start out around $10.00 hr so many of us on SS have it pretty good. But.....I'm most thankful for health and family......mine are great! Finally, most make their own luck......I wasn't the smartest bulb at school or in my family......I did, however, work as hard or harder than others and to some degree made my own luck......just got off the treamill watching CNBC......excercise, I hope, will help keep me lucky!
I've eaten squirrel but I have trouble eating something that looks like a skinned rat. The amount of meat is also pretty meager. Rabbit is the way to go IMHO. You get more meat and I think tastier meat than squirrel.
We've started seeing black squirrels in our back yard. I've not seen those before.