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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 954953" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Yes except for one little thing, as Bill Clinton used to say, it's the economy stupid! I'm not expecting one person here to spend the rest of his working life at FedEx if he doesn't want to. But where is he going to go in this economy? Jobs that pay well are few and far between and there are millions looking for them. It's my contention that you don't care about the average FedEx employee. You just see him as a way to stick it to FedEx. </p><p></p><p>As for my personal plans, millions of Americans have already moved overseas. Turns out that there are plenty of places where one can be pretty comfortable, and perfectly safe, on a lot less than it takes to live in the States. With modern technology they stay connected, even enjoy American tv and the latest Hollywood films in English. </p><p></p><p>And it turns out that young ladies in many of these countries will gladly marry an older American man. And gladly produce children with love, something extremely important to them. If you can't wrap your brain around that it's because you've been conditioned to believe in our youth oriented culture that older guys who don't have money are worthless castoffs, and that sex should be between two young people at their hottest. Thankfully much of the world reveres older people and their experience.</p><p></p><p>In the U.S. try buying a home in a beautiful area without paying a huge amount. The U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on beauty, and certainly not on excellent climate. One can live in stunning locales with springlike weather year round in numerous places for 50-70% less than what it would cost in places like San Diego.</p><p></p><p>So yeah, if you've got an income such as a pension or Social Security you can stay in the States and bag groceries or greet people at Walmart, or you can make an investment with a guaranteed great return by moving out of the States. Ricochet1a has a point though. You need to get into something that will provide enough income in retirement for you to do this. The FedEx cash balance plan might, along with Social Security, provide enough but if you can wrangle a traditional pension somewhere else go for it. It's highly unlikely that the vast majority of FedEx employees will be able to leave and find better paying jobs with a good retirement unless they get on with UPS. The marketplace for employees has changed, and I won't fill you with false hope. Moving overseas is one of the very few avenues left to have a retirement with dignity. I'm glad that Ricochet1a is on here, because he demonstrates the willful ignorance on a subject that will keep him from truly enjoying his life. The American dream of owning a nice home in a nice area with a couple of nice cars in the garage is fine if you want your life to be about what you have. If you want it to be about what you experience, positive experiences, consider living abroad. To work yourself into the ground making someone else wealthy while you struggle is my view of masochism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 954953, member: 24302"] Yes except for one little thing, as Bill Clinton used to say, it's the economy stupid! I'm not expecting one person here to spend the rest of his working life at FedEx if he doesn't want to. But where is he going to go in this economy? Jobs that pay well are few and far between and there are millions looking for them. It's my contention that you don't care about the average FedEx employee. You just see him as a way to stick it to FedEx. As for my personal plans, millions of Americans have already moved overseas. Turns out that there are plenty of places where one can be pretty comfortable, and perfectly safe, on a lot less than it takes to live in the States. With modern technology they stay connected, even enjoy American tv and the latest Hollywood films in English. And it turns out that young ladies in many of these countries will gladly marry an older American man. And gladly produce children with love, something extremely important to them. If you can't wrap your brain around that it's because you've been conditioned to believe in our youth oriented culture that older guys who don't have money are worthless castoffs, and that sex should be between two young people at their hottest. Thankfully much of the world reveres older people and their experience. In the U.S. try buying a home in a beautiful area without paying a huge amount. The U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on beauty, and certainly not on excellent climate. One can live in stunning locales with springlike weather year round in numerous places for 50-70% less than what it would cost in places like San Diego. So yeah, if you've got an income such as a pension or Social Security you can stay in the States and bag groceries or greet people at Walmart, or you can make an investment with a guaranteed great return by moving out of the States. Ricochet1a has a point though. You need to get into something that will provide enough income in retirement for you to do this. The FedEx cash balance plan might, along with Social Security, provide enough but if you can wrangle a traditional pension somewhere else go for it. It's highly unlikely that the vast majority of FedEx employees will be able to leave and find better paying jobs with a good retirement unless they get on with UPS. The marketplace for employees has changed, and I won't fill you with false hope. Moving overseas is one of the very few avenues left to have a retirement with dignity. I'm glad that Ricochet1a is on here, because he demonstrates the willful ignorance on a subject that will keep him from truly enjoying his life. The American dream of owning a nice home in a nice area with a couple of nice cars in the garage is fine if you want your life to be about what you have. If you want it to be about what you experience, positive experiences, consider living abroad. To work yourself into the ground making someone else wealthy while you struggle is my view of masochism. [/QUOTE]
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