Given you are single with no kids, why not go enjoy life? If you have enough money saved to travel you are in better financial shape than most, I suspect. As long as you can carry insurance while you are not working, I think it is a no-brainer, in your shoes I would do it without a doubt.
I think this way. You have probably been working since 16 or 18, cause that is how it was with our group, I am 7-8 years behind you. So at 50 you have been working 32 years.
Now the common theme is to slack for a while, go to college and not get serious until 25-30. Most have a handful of useless paper and a mountain of debt to pay off.
We had a 10-year head-start and likely no debt, or minimal debt.
The age cutoff for retirement is a freaking joke that only rewards slackers that do not start working until late in life, or never. If you make x amount of dollars and pay in x amount you should be able to retire, it should be merit-based and not solely based on your age. If you work your *** off from 18-on you are paying more taxes than the slacker that starts at 30. However, you would be working 12 more years. *The college crowd will be along shortly to say how much more they make in fewer years. Sure, that is likely the case in some fields but not all, and certainly not mine. Those people should be on board with the meritocratic system as well.
You cannot enjoy life at **** near 70 like you could at 50, just facts. I envy someone that will buck the system and step out of the slow, steady, go to work, go home, go to work, go home, go to work, go home, slow march to death.
I think this way. You have probably been working since 16 or 18, cause that is how it was with our group, I am 7-8 years behind you. So at 50 you have been working 32 years.
Now the common theme is to slack for a while, go to college and not get serious until 25-30. Most have a handful of useless paper and a mountain of debt to pay off.
We had a 10-year head-start and likely no debt, or minimal debt.
The age cutoff for retirement is a freaking joke that only rewards slackers that do not start working until late in life, or never. If you make x amount of dollars and pay in x amount you should be able to retire, it should be merit-based and not solely based on your age. If you work your *** off from 18-on you are paying more taxes than the slacker that starts at 30. However, you would be working 12 more years. *The college crowd will be along shortly to say how much more they make in fewer years. Sure, that is likely the case in some fields but not all, and certainly not mine. Those people should be on board with the meritocratic system as well.
You cannot enjoy life at **** near 70 like you could at 50, just facts. I envy someone that will buck the system and step out of the slow, steady, go to work, go home, go to work, go home, go to work, go home, slow march to death.
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