I am 70. My father’s body is alive but he’s gone. My mother’s mind is alive but her body is failing and is cared for by people she doesn’t know in places she doesn’t want to be but has no choice. They’re serving life sentences in prisons and their only crime is living. They both came from very poor families. Dad swore he’d never work in a coal mine and Mom wanted to get off the farm as fast as she could. All my life they told us they wanted to build something to pass on to their children and that’s not going to happen. My brothers and I are cringing at the possibility of a similar future.
My wife and I are both in our 70's. We have gone out of our way to create enough wealth to see us to the very end, and still be able to protect our children as best as we can. We determined the best way to do this was to be there for them for guidance, if nothing else. Although we will leave a lot to our kids, we pushed them into being able to create their own wealth, and not depend upon us to leave it to them. However, the world today has motivated us into staying healthy and alive, so we can prepare our offspring for what is coming.