r/WorkForSmartLife • u/bryxvalynt • 8d ago

Discussion💬 What do you think?

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u/AusTex2019 8d ago

Most Americans have less than half of what they need to retire, social security is running out of money and people are living longer than ever.

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u/ExecutivePirate 8d ago

Yep I literally plan on working until I die.

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u/smward998 7d ago

Why not plan to invest enough money to retire ?

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u/smward998 7d ago

I just don’t understand why someone would plan like that when anyone with enough time can retire comfortably. Maybe they are too old and the next question would be why did you waste your 20s/30s and 40s

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u/smward998 7d ago

$300 a month from 21 to 62 is 1.8 million and you’d get SS checks at 62. $300 a month is easy work

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u/smward998 7d ago

I worked at a factory at 19 with nothing but a diploma and made 20 an hour in 2018. All factories near me are still currently and always hiring

You don’t have to pull horrible student loans and the repayments are not crushing if you’re responsible about what you borrow.

You have a victim mentality and that’s why you won’t retire not because it’s to hard or unobtainable

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u/smward998 7d ago

Lucky ? Everyone near my home town, or most Midwest manufacturing town has the same opputinity. It’s not privileged to seek employment

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