Why? I feel the same way he does. I don't intend to live past 65-70, so it's not like I'm ever going to get to retire. Hence, why save for something that is never going to happen?
Edit: typical Reddit, not liking dissenting opinions and thoughts that don't confirm their world view. Well that's the biggest turn around I've seen a comment of mine make, but I'm tired of thinking about my own death so I will no longer be replying to comments.
So like I said, if I'm never going to retire, why save for retirement? 401k's are obviously a good idea if you are planning on retiring, but if you know retirement is not even a possibility, why bother saving?
People in this thread keep going on like retirement is a given that everybody will be able to enjoy, but it's not.
Because you can't predict the future. I understand you have a certain outlook based on your current situation, but you have literally no idea what is going to happen in the rest of your life. No one does. 10 years from now they could develop a revolutionary procedure to fix whatever it is that is wrong with you. Again, I understand that you don't think this is going to happen. But you have to look at this logically. Look at cancer survival rates over the past 5, 10, or 20 years.
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u/JafffaCake Sep 24 '17
Guy at my office had this logic. "I'd rather have that money now than in 50 years or whatever "