What do working Americans fear more than death? Retirement.
What do working Americans fear more than death? Retirement.
These are the reasons some Americans are more scared of retirement than of getting divorced or fired.
About 20% of Americans ages 50 and older have no retirement savings, according to an AARP survey in January. It also found 61% are worried they won’t have enough money for retirement.
I did the math not long ago. If I retired at 65, I would have enough money to live for a little bit and then starve in the streets. If I retired at 45, I would have enough money to live for a little bit and then starve in the streets.
The only difference was 20 years of drudgery.
Of course, there's always the "work until I die" option.
exactly. plenty of folks would love to retire at 50 if they could afford to and not to a jet set life but just to maintain food, shelter, and healthcare.
I guess I'm doing better than most Americans then. I at least have 4k in investments/Roth IRA.
I do not fear monsters under my bed or in my darkened closet, nor do I fear retirement, which is just as imaginary.
No I don't