Posted on 02/02/2022 3:56:56 AM PST by sodpoodle
��Between 60 and death. It's time to use the money you saved up. Use it and enjoy it. Don't just keep it for those who may have no notion of the sacrifices you made to get it. Remember there is nothing more dangerous than a son or daughter-in-law with big ideas for your hard-earned capital.
��Warning: This is also a bad time for investments, even if it seems wonderful or fool-proof. They only bring problems and worries. This is a time for you to enjoy some peace and quiet.
��Stop worrying about the financial situation of your children and grandchildren, and don't feel bad spending your money on yourself. You've taken care of them for many years, and you've taught them what you could. You gave them an education, food, shelter, and support. The responsibility is now theirs to earn their own money.
��Keep a healthy life, without great physical effort. Do moderate exercise (like walking every day), eat well, and get your sleep. It's easy to become sick, and it gets harder to remain healthy. That is why you need to keep yourself in good shape and be aware of your medical and physical needs. Keep in touch with your doctor, do tests even when you're feeling well. Stay informed.
��Always buy the best, most beautiful items for your significant other. The key goal is to enjoy your money with your partner. One day one of you will miss the other, and the money will not provide any comfort then, enjoy it together.
��Don't stress over the little things. You've already overcome so much in your life. You have good memories and bad ones, but the important thing is the present. Don't let the past drag you down and don't let the future frighten you..... Feel good in the now...... Small issues will soon be forgotten.
��Regardless of age, always keep love alive. Love your partner, love life, love your family, love your neighbor and remember: "A man is not old as long as he has intelligence and affection."
��Be proud, both inside and out. Don't stop going to your hair salon or barber, do your nails, go to the dermatologist and the dentist, keep your perfumes and creams well stocked. When you are well-maintained on the outside, it seeps in, making you feel proud and strong.
��Don’t lose sight of fashion trends for your age but keep your own sense of style. You’ve developed your own sense of what looks good on you – keep it and be proud of it. It’s part of who you are.
��ALWAYS stay up to date. Read newspapers, watch the news. Go online and read what people are saying. Make sure you have an active email account and try to use some of those social networks. You'll be surprised at what old friends you'll meet.
��Respect the younger generation and their opinions. They may not have the same ideas as you, but they are the future and will take the world in their direction. Give advice, not criticism, and try to remind them that yesterday's wisdom still applies today.
Never use the phrase: “In my time.” Your time is now. As long as you’re alive, you are part of this time.
��Some people embrace their golden years, while others become bitter and surly. Life is too short to waste your days on the latter. Spend your time with positive, cheerful people, it'll rub off on you and your days will seem that much better. Spending your time with bitter people will make you feel older and harder to be around.
��Do not surrender to the temptation of living with your children or grandchildren (if you have a financial choice, that is). Sure, being surrounded by family sounds great, but we all need our privacy. They need theirs and you need yours. Even then, do so only if you feel you really need the help or do not want to live by yourself
��Don't abandon your hobbies. If you don't have any, make new ones. You can travel, hike, cook, read, dance. You can adopt a cat or a dog, grow a kitchen garden, play cards, checkers, chess, dominoes, golf.
��Try to go. Get out of the house, meet people you haven't seen in a while, experience something new (or something old). The important thing is to leave the house from time to time. Go to museums, go walk through a park. Get out there.
��Speak in courteous tones and try not to complain or criticize too much unless you really need to. Try to accept situations as they are.
��Pains and discomfort go hand in hand with getting older. Try not to dwell on them but accept them as a part of life.
��If you've been offended by someone – forgive them. If you've offended someone-apologize. Don't drag around resentment with you. It only serves to make you sad and bitter. It doesn't matter who was right. Someone once said: "Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die." Don't take that poison. Forgive, forget, and move on with your life.
��Laugh. Laugh away your worries Remember, you are one of the lucky ones. You managed to have a life, a long one. Many never get to this age, never get to experience a full life.
My valued friends, enjoy peaceful life at this point in your life ...
Don't worry... be happy.
“Don’t stop going to your hair salon or barber,...”
What hair?
Here’s the original, I thought I had read this before.
https://maybienvh.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/hoai-niem-chau-phi/
I’m banned for life from Facebook. I go to other social media and there’s nobody I know there.
I’m almost 70 and I’m still looking for SS. They say they are working on processing my claim but it can take years.
Sorry folks, this reads like a leftist wrote it through and through.
I think a lot depends on your projected life expectancy.
If you think you’re gonna croak early, go for it.
I split the difference and went to 65 which was my FRA.
Your congress critter (especially if you’re in a contested district) can be VERY helpful with this.
Retired at 60, spent first 6 years of "retirement" rebuilding our Victorian era money pit.
That meant moving over 88,000 pounds of rock over 100 feet by hand and similar amount of concrete in by hand, roofing, siding, structural, etc.
In the last year, at 66 and now 67 years old, have finally been building my own business and the income is going up.
Taking a small amount to time for snowmobiling with my Skidoo Expedition, exploring with our Unimogs, snowshoeing, hiking, etc.
Oh yes, and Ham radio, for rally sprints, Climb to the Clouds, New England Forest Rally, etc.
The financial advice was short sighted, and frankly, a bit silly. Take away: don’t get your investment planning from chain email.
So you spent it?
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Some don’t look to the future or they see their future as a
worker/employee/owner/etc and don’t plan to move away
from that position. True some spend without a plan to the
end of their time.
I’m 71. Why do I always dislike instructions from others on how to live?
��Respect the younger generation and their opinions. They may not have the same ideas as you, but they are the future and will take the world in their direction. Give advice, not criticism, and try to remind them that yesterday’s wisdom still applies today.
I wasn’t sold on this one. I do not respect communism and brainwashing.
If this is what they think they want, I am speaking out.
All this other milquetoast is fine if it applies.
STEP #1
Pack up Your stuff.
STEP #2
Put it in the car.
STEP #3
Get in the car.
STEP #4
Drive to the closest non taxable State. Stop there and breathe the fresh air while deciding which non taxable State to go live in. Buy a Firearm.
FL, TX, NC and many other options.
...and wind up in the cult of the Branch Covidians...no, thanks. :-)
Didn’t he do suicide?
I used to live in LA (lower Alabama). An older couple moved in next door. They had lived in Massachusetts their whole life. He was thrilled about how much money he didn’t have to spend. Example: My property taxes on a 1/3 acre lot with a house was $350/year.
True. Only a few weeks ago, I heard someone remark that denying your children generational wealth in order to "build their character" is a largely white Christian mindset. Perhaps especially a white Protestant mindset.
Jews, Asians, and Muslims all want to pass on wealth to their children, and assure that each generation is wealthier than the one before.
But Anglo-Protestantism seems to have developed a mentality that each generation should make it on their own. Leave all your wealth to charity. It "builds character" to toss you kid out at 18 to fend for himself.
In an all white Protestant world (and I'm Catholic), it might work. But in a diverse world, it puts your kids at a competitive disadvantage to other children who have the financial backing and nepotistic support of large family networks.
I’m going to the bank this afternoon and if all goes well, I can retire early!
I’m so excited I can hardly put on my ski mask!
“I wondering if I should start taking Social Security at 62 when my birthday comes around this year”
Wisdom dictates that it should be taken ASAP. Run the numbers. You’ll never recoup that which you never had.
You are the geezer email king.
Good job.
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