Oh, good point! Not necessarily a closed system

I do have to worry if a rambling Victorian full of aging, eccentric Buffistas is more of a "hilarity ensues" scenario or a "and then the murders began" scenario.

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Timelies all!

I know I'm not going to be able to retire for another 10 years at least(barring any major medical issues) because of Mr. S. I'd like to see him graduate from high school, although right now I'd just like to get through 3rd grade.(He's having a lot of meltdowns at school, so we are realizing this is not the best fit for him)

Yah, I was thinking, those are not necessarily mutually exclusive...

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Pink sparkly hearts

In a weird way, I feel like my life is happening backwards. like this could seem like a thirty-year retirement. Except, for not working? I am busy as hell. At 62, maybe I'll have a Chinese baby and publicist.

My parents both had pensions, which let them retire with some level of comfort and with really good health insurance. Both had years of cancer treatments and the costs were almost entirely covered. They didn’t leave a whole lot, but they never feared outliving what they had.

I would love a pension. Was it Reagan or Nixon who signed off on letting employers switch to 401ks? I mean, damn both of them for various reasons, but definitely damn the one who stuck us with the tender mercies of the stock market ruling our future well being.

However, I am a lifelong member of team soft and squishy, so at least I have that going for me.

I was actually coming in here to say that I'm using this report from one of our vendors that refers to expected inventory at the beginning of a period so my chart is full of columns labeled "TOTAL BOP" and that sounds like a much better time than it actually is

Unrelated to everything else, but I just learned that young Gen Z/elder Gen Alpha have redefined "bop" to mean "A name to call a female who gives head to anyone. They call them a bop because when they give head they bop there heads." NO. NO. WHAT.

My parents both had pensions, which let them retire with some level of comfort and with really good health insurance. Both had years of cancer treatments and the costs were almost entirely covered. They didn’t leave a whole lot, but they never feared outliving what they had.

Yep, this. It wouldn't have been enough to pay for assisted living, but it got Dad through 20 years of frugal retirement.

My dad ended up with a pension and a 401k and I am pretty darn glad of that. My parents also have good health insurance through Dad’s retirement arrangement. I don’t think he was much older than I am now when he retired, come to think of it. Huh.

young Gen Z/elder Gen Alpha have redefined "bop" to mean "A name to call a female who gives head to anyone. They call them a bop because when they give head they bop there heads." NO. NO. WHAT.

WHAT NO. DO NOT LIKE.