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<blockquote data-quote="Southwestern" data-source="post: 923893" data-attributes="member: 33209"><p></p><p>Billions of dollars have been spent on aid to assist young adults who've been unable to find sufficient work -- and billions more will likely be spent. Instead of forming households (you know... purchasing homes, and paying for all the bills that go with it.... the kinda stuff that creates/supports jobs), they're living with their parents. If their parents weren't stupid enough to purchase homes they could't afford in their 50s, or spend beyond their means via credit cards, home equity lines, etc., they'd be retired. Instead, they're working and #$@%! every minute about it.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: #FF0000"><em></em></span>If you're retirement-eligible (you know... collecting social security, medicare, etc.), still working and $@%@ about it every minute, then yes, you should be retired. I encounter elderly people who complain about having to work every day... but they can't let go of their $200/month cable bill, the idea of driving in an older vehicle, retreats to their weekend home, etc. Who really lives in the "ME" generation? </p><p>-I bought a home that's affordable to me and set-up a plan to pay it off. I won't suddenly decide at 60 that I'm entitled to an expensive lakefront home in which I'll be working beyond the grave to pay for.</p><p>-I drive nice cars, but I make certain I can afford the total ownership cost. I won't suddenly decide at 60 that I'm entitled to a Cadillac, Lincoln, Lexus, Accord, etc. simply because that's what elderly people are suppose to drive.</p><p>-I enjoy my luxuries in life. I decide what I want, determine how I'm going to pay for it and sacrifice those that mean little to me. When I go out to eat, I enjoy family-friendly establishments and save posh ones for special occasions. I don't stomp my feel, feel entitlement, whip out the plastic to pay for it and continue working to pay for it.</p><p>-I plan and delegate my income. Unless an emergency/catastrophe strikes, I'll never rely on debt to carry me. Nor will I complain into my 70s about having to work because I lived beyond my means my entire adult life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Southwestern, post: 923893, member: 33209"] [COLOR=#FF0000][I][/I][/COLOR] Billions of dollars have been spent on aid to assist young adults who've been unable to find sufficient work -- and billions more will likely be spent. Instead of forming households (you know... purchasing homes, and paying for all the bills that go with it.... the kinda stuff that creates/supports jobs), they're living with their parents. If their parents weren't stupid enough to purchase homes they could't afford in their 50s, or spend beyond their means via credit cards, home equity lines, etc., they'd be retired. Instead, they're working and #$@%! every minute about it. [COLOR=#FF0000][I] [/I][/COLOR]If you're retirement-eligible (you know... collecting social security, medicare, etc.), still working and $@%@ about it every minute, then yes, you should be retired. I encounter elderly people who complain about having to work every day... but they can't let go of their $200/month cable bill, the idea of driving in an older vehicle, retreats to their weekend home, etc. Who really lives in the "ME" generation? -I bought a home that's affordable to me and set-up a plan to pay it off. I won't suddenly decide at 60 that I'm entitled to an expensive lakefront home in which I'll be working beyond the grave to pay for. -I drive nice cars, but I make certain I can afford the total ownership cost. I won't suddenly decide at 60 that I'm entitled to a Cadillac, Lincoln, Lexus, Accord, etc. simply because that's what elderly people are suppose to drive. -I enjoy my luxuries in life. I decide what I want, determine how I'm going to pay for it and sacrifice those that mean little to me. When I go out to eat, I enjoy family-friendly establishments and save posh ones for special occasions. I don't stomp my feel, feel entitlement, whip out the plastic to pay for it and continue working to pay for it. -I plan and delegate my income. Unless an emergency/catastrophe strikes, I'll never rely on debt to carry me. Nor will I complain into my 70s about having to work because I lived beyond my means my entire adult life. [/QUOTE]
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