My retirement plans are pretty much hoping that a miracle will occur. I am still working on getting through the month being a consistent thing (I mean, it pretty much is but not without constantly thinking about it to make sure it happens). I do have an auto deduction going to a 401k but very likely not as much as would be wise.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - May 02, 2024 11:43:47 am PDT #61 of 3428
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
DavidS - May 02, 2024 11:55:45 am PDT #62 of 3428
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My rational brain is all, "Compound interest; right on," but my lizard brain wants to lie, Smaug-like, on top of a pile containing all of our money and hiss at anyone who wants to move any of it anywhere other than under my butt.
Totally rational! Now I kind of want to buy a rambling Victorian and stuff it full of aging, eccentric Buffistas.
Just took them five tries to get a blood draw! Undelightful!
JenP - May 02, 2024 12:02:12 pm PDT #63 of 3428
Of course, retirement age is a whole other kettle of fish. I don't see it happening for a long, long while. I'm literally banking on both of us being able to work for at least another ten years. Minimum. God willing and the creek don't rise.
EpicTangent - May 02, 2024 12:22:30 pm PDT #64 of 3428
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Now that it seems I am unlikely to make it to retirement age, I have the opposite issue. Social Security is just, "oh well, guess I'm paying for you guys." But my 401K has like 200K and I'm still contributing with every paycheck. I need to figure out ... how to figure out at what point I stop contributing and try to look into early withdrawals. That money would pay for a lot of travel since living into my 90s has been taken off the table.
Steph L. - May 02, 2024 12:40:22 pm PDT #65 of 3428
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
My rational brain is all, "Compound interest; right on," but my lizard brain wants to lie, Smaug-like, on top of a pile containing all of our money and hiss at anyone who wants to move any of it anywhere other than under my butt.
Totally rational! Now I kind of want to buy a rambling Victorian and stuff it full of aging, eccentric Buffistas.
...are you planning to lie, Smaug-like, on top of a pile of aging Buffistas?
Of course, retirement age is a whole other kettle of fish. I don't see it happening for a long, long while. I'm literally banking on both of us being able to work for at least another ten years. Minimum. God willing and the creek don't rise.
I'm only 53 (well, I will be next month), and while I know people retire in their 50s, I genuinely can't imagine not working. The structure of a job is good for me. I assume the closer I get to actual retirement age, I'll be more on board with not working, but I expect to work until I'm at least 62, and most likely 65. Tim has talked about retiring early because of his RA, but even for him, "retiring early" might mean 60 instead of 62 or 65, since he turns 58 this year.
DavidS - May 02, 2024 12:42:43 pm PDT #66 of 3428
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
are you planning to lie, Smaug-like, on top of a pile of aging Buffistas?
Only if everyone committed to being soft and squishy.
Steph L. - May 02, 2024 12:48:12 pm PDT #67 of 3428
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
are you planning to lie, Smaug-like, on top of a pile of aging Buffistas?
Only if everyone committed to being soft and squishy.
Baby, I got this.
Dana - May 02, 2024 12:49:04 pm PDT #68 of 3428
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I managed not to listen to my husband's conversation with his parents about protests at college campuses, which is good, because now I don't have to wonder if his parents have ever given a shit about antisemitism before FOX started yelling.
Jessica - May 02, 2024 12:55:41 pm PDT #69 of 3428
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Only if everyone committed to being soft and squishy.
I've been training my whole life for this!
Steph L. - May 02, 2024 12:57:55 pm PDT #70 of 3428
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I've been training my whole life for this!
#TeamSquishy!