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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Just believe and a small percentage of you will certainly make it.

Ignore you are 70 and still renting, ignore that rules to enter are constantly changing.
Just believe, cause one day you will be so sick and close to the end that you will have to.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Semantics really. Most people will be able to afford to stop work, and go live in a box under a bridge or something. Most people won't be able to afford to have annual overseas holidays in their retirement. Most people will be somewhere in between.

If I completely stopped work at 65 I might be able to afford to live out my days in a modest home and go on caravan holidays. I think most people my age in my country are in that category.

This will be much more difficult for our children because buying a home will probably be out of reach in 20 years when they're ready to do so. Retirement math would be pretty dreary if you have to pay rent.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Buying a home is out of reach for a ton of people in their 30s and 40s right now.

That's the point of the OP.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 2 weeks ago

Retirement math would be pretty dreary if you have to pay rent.

lOl. The worth of my assets and all my accounts is about $13,000 and that includes my 401k and I have been working for more than a decade and rent.

I'm a weirdo but also I know that I'm also completely average for level of fucked.