"A democracy is always temporary in nature..."
America isn't a democracy. Let's hope this republic has a more positive run.
This thread has an odd feeling. Just last night husband I were talking about retirement and the market bust yesterday. I calculated in my head what we actually need for a meager retirement, health care, food, one night out a month, no hair color, that kind of thing.
When you scrape out all the fun and gravy of saving for forty years and you have no debt, you can live on very little. Not social security but probably SS plus 1 % of our savings, not the 4 % I planned on.
It made me feel better and it gave me a odd sense of pleasure,,like if hard times came, we would hunker down and make it like our parents did.
We are retirement age but don't want to retire. We work less hours than before, I leave work at 2 everyday and get full pay and we have more time than we ever had. We just like socking away money, traveling and not feeling piinched. Plus we love our jobs, really love them.