even 1 million invested very conservatively should generate at least 5%.. or $50,000 a year. That, plus social security, and a paid off home prior to retirement should easily provide a easy life for the remainder of anyone’s days.
Thank you very much. I wonder if that will remain true. I feel like I still need to earn, but I am unable to with all these people to take care of. I wasn’t expecting to end up alone doing this, but right now I wouldn’t want to get married again anyway because joining everything together is a mess, especially if you have kids... I’m not doing THAT again... To think that maybe I can do it for a while somehow on my own is a huge relief.