[BilLies]

I am almost 82, male, and live with my wife in a nice retirement home. I was lucky and was able worked full time till I was 76. Our children have done well, don’t need our help, and hopefully we will not need theirs.
There are about 220 living units here, only 40 men, 180 women.
Don’t know if that is statistically representative but very few, if any, of these women have not been well provided for. My wife, who worked out side the home for a short time before the children came, and I tried to planned for our old age. Social Security was never meant to be the only source of old age income.

[Secret Agent Man]

i agree.

i think what screws up a lot of retirement for both men and women is divorce. the only peoples that do well from it are lawyers and keeping social services employees paid and working.

[Jane Long]

My wife, who worked out side the home for a short time before the children came, and I tried to planned for our old age. Social Security was never meant to be the only source of old age income.

YOU...are a blessing, sir! You've planned ahead and not depended on ANYONE nor ANYTHING, except yourselves. You and your wife are indeed inspirational...and your children are blessed to have you as parents.