I opened my retirement fund statement. Uhg. I could've handled being an ostrich a little longer.
Doesn't winter seem more like archiving season?
Willow ,'Lessons'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 28, 2009 3:10:24 pm PST #4031 of 30000
brenda m - Jan 28, 2009 3:11:57 pm PST #4032 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
No way I'm going anywhere near that thing. Not for like a year.
sarameg - Jan 28, 2009 3:31:22 pm PST #4033 of 30000
I didn't realize what it was (I thought it might be my w2. That was the second I opened,) opened it and just saw the huge -29% before I even read the top of the page. OUCH. At least I can spin it that all of what I lost, I didn't put it? (Employer matching.) Maybe? I know it doesn't work that way, but... I can pretend. Hey, I've got another 30+ years.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 28, 2009 3:37:15 pm PST #4034 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yeah, Tom looked at his yesterday. Down 31%.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2009 3:39:18 pm PST #4035 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I've basically lost every cent I've put into my 401k this year. It's pretty fucking depressing.
sarameg - Jan 28, 2009 3:46:02 pm PST #4036 of 30000
I keep telling myself it sucks but not as much as for people my parents' age who are at retirement age right now, and just lost....a lot, right when they were getting ready to use it. My parents aren't doing badly, by any stretch, but both are planning on working an extra couple years now to hedge their bets and get to where they were planning to be.
Kathy A - Jan 28, 2009 4:03:15 pm PST #4037 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Both of my parents have had a big hit to their retirement funds. My mom's put hers into perspective, though--a friend of hers lost just about everything when Enron went under, and there was no way for her to get any of that back, so she had to go back to work at the age of 67 (this was right after her husband left her after 50 years--Shirley's had a rough time of it).
Mom figures she'll just have to wait a bit for the market to bounce back some.
sarameg - Jan 28, 2009 4:12:47 pm PST #4038 of 30000
The decision to work longer is good for my dad; he started exploring options of a part-time retirement, and we were all afraid of him going into retirement cold turkey. This way he'll shed a lot of the responsibilities wearing on him but still keep busy (CRUCIAL!!!!)
sarameg - Jan 28, 2009 4:19:07 pm PST #4039 of 30000
Aieee! Someone just sent a draft spreadsheet I put together to the Godboss. DRAFT. I wanted to do a couple more iterations and checks. OTOH, at least the Godboss knows I'm working my ass off?
Burrell - Jan 28, 2009 4:55:17 pm PST #4040 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think it's not a bad thing for Obama to get an object lesson in how sincere the Republican leadership is when they ask for concessions in return for "bipartisan" support.
Yeah, but it's not a lesson he's planning on learning, or any other Democrat for that matter. They are happy to "cave in" to "pressure" from the Republicans so that they can continue to vote in their own interests while giving lip service to voting in ours.
t /bitter
Sorry. I usually try to repress those kinds of comments.