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To: Cronos

““A lot of people think saving toward retirement means you don’t get to enjoy life right now,” she says.”

My son is 28. We encouraged him to start saving when he got his first job. That was at age 13. He now has a real estate investment property, lives on his own and travels to see friends and family all over the world. He is truly living his greatest life.


8 posted on 05/30/2024 3:05:42 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The media has one job and even with Constitutional protections they cannot do it.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

““A lot of people think saving toward retirement means you don’t get to enjoy life right now,” she says.”
Not true. There are many ways to enjoy life on the cheap.

*I bagged lunch most of the time eating out and I did not always go on vacations and we were careful with our budget*
These are the minority population-proof? Just look at all the tattoos being worn or the newer Ford 150’s on the road driven by young people making payments.

An Asian woman saving is nothing new. The rest is fake news.


24 posted on 05/30/2024 6:22:04 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Wow what an great story. Some of these younger people have this dream of blitzing saving early on and then retiring at a relatively young age. It was a struggle for me to retire at 62 but I wish them well.


30 posted on 05/30/2024 6:28:09 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: EQAndyBuzz

That’s the other point of saving early.

Don’t expect to be able to work for somebody else by the time you’re 40. By then, they look for any excuse to get rid of you.

Have a plan to be able to generate income on your own by then. Either by starting up your own company, or investing.


31 posted on 05/30/2024 6:30:54 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

As you can see from the thread, most FREEPERS don’t think it’s worthwhile saving for retirement. I wonder if they thought this in their twenties as well. I am surprised the negativity at these young people being smart with their money including your son.


33 posted on 05/30/2024 6:48:08 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: EQAndyBuzz

As you can see from the thread, most FREEPERS don’t think it’s worthwhile saving for retirement. I wonder if they thought this in their twenties as well. I am surprised the negativity at these young people being smart with their money including your son.


34 posted on 05/30/2024 6:48:48 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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