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I Don't Want to End Up That Way

April 14th, 2011 at 09:51 pm

Yesterday I saw one of my favorite clients. She is witty, fiesty and very interested in a variety of things. She is always doing something.

So far, so good, right?

She also lives on a pittance and is constantly hustling to earn some money. She has several part-time jobs and several self-employed endeavors.

She is in her 70s. She cannot afford to stop working. She is fortunate that so far, she still can.

I do not want to end up like that. I will never be wealthy and that is fine. But I do not want to constantly worry how I will eat and put gas in my car when I am in my 70s.







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1 Responses to “I Don't Want to End Up That Way”

  1. Susan Parker Says:
    April 15th, 2011 at 02:15 am 1302833708
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    I'm with you there. My original plan was to be comfortable in retirement - able to travel, go out to eat, etc. Current plan, as I get frighteningly close to 50, is to be able to eat at all (modestly) and feed my dog, who provides companionship that I really wouldn't want to do without. So many things are uncertain - Medicare and Social Security (which I have paid into since I was 14 - with a legal work permit, lol) may not be there for me as I would expect, healthcare gets more expensive every day, and my employer doesn't extend benefits to retirees. With my luck I'll save every penny I can and be hit by a bus on my 60th birthday!

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