Post #1543767
2026-04-22 12:18 UTC
I mean... Relatively we're doing well. We are in a very fortunate position. But I'm looking at state pension ages going up and lower birth rates meaning the old outnumber the young, and increasing life expectancy and kids being at Uni (maybe) when I'm in my mid-to-late-50's. There's a lot of life to come! And I can't be working for all of it.
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@cgrymala@higheredweb.social 2026-04-22 12:49
@ross I'm not sure about where you are, but here in the US, trying to figure any of that out is highly dependent on where you live, work, and plan to live in the future. $2000-3000/month is plenty to live on in many places, but doesn't even scratch the surface of a rent or mortgage payment in other places.
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@chris@suncoast.dev 2026-04-22 14:49
@ross It doesn't help that money is fake and complicated with too many ways to spin the numbers are incompatible with each other. Monthly, bi-annual, annual bills, unexpected expenses, year-over-year gains, compound interest. None of us talking about money can even understand what the other person is saying, lol.