Buck Laser
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Sat Oct-14-06 10:19 PM
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| 31. I've been retired for 6+ years--so far, so good. |
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I am very fortunate to have health insurance and prescription insurance that is way better than what's available commercially as a retirement benefit from my last employer. If I hadn't had it, I'd be bankrupt and probably homeless right now. My retirement income is sufficient for a comfortable, if not lavish life. For the first time in my life, all I have to worry about is not becoming a spendthrift.
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| -Age fifty+: How well are you set for retirement? |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 08:27 PM |
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That is If we still have SS after the Chimp bust's SS beyond repair. |
sce56 |
Oct-14-06 08:32 PM |
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beat me to it. n/t |
DiktatrW |
Oct-14-06 08:37 PM |
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Chimpy is looking to give our SS monies to his Wall Street bidness buds! |
Blue State Native |
Oct-14-06 08:51 PM |
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Union pension, SS |
justgamma |
Oct-14-06 08:43 PM |
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Oops...forgot pensions. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 08:49 PM |
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wife notified she cant qualify for full SS till she is 70.. but they cut |
sam sarrha |
Oct-14-06 08:51 PM |
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We are in the same boat |
AnneD |
Oct-14-06 08:55 PM |
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spent all our retirement having 4 good jobs sent to China an medical bills |
sam sarrha |
Oct-14-06 08:48 PM |
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Fifteen years ago we were in a huge hole with no end in sight |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 09:14 PM |
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I fully expect to be homeless when I retire.... |
mike_c |
Oct-14-06 08:48 PM |
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if you are a Democrat, youll be in a camp waiting for your turn in an Oven |
sam sarrha |
Oct-14-06 08:52 PM |
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The reason I asked this question was because I had a discussion |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 08:55 PM |
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Doesn't he qualify for some kind of a military pension? (nt) |
question everything |
Oct-14-06 09:29 PM |
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No. He didn't serve twenty years because basically his nerves |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 09:50 PM |
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It is hard to believe that a veteran cannot get any help |
question everything |
Oct-15-06 02:11 AM |
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Funny you should say that. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-15-06 09:13 AM |
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The situation you descibe will change in ten years when............ |
gbrooks |
Oct-14-06 09:36 PM |
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Whoa. Didn't have any idea how bleak pensions were in |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 10:01 PM |
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No it's due to unenforced labor and tax laws..... |
gbrooks |
Oct-14-06 10:26 PM |
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Acapulco Gold harvested in Canada? |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 10:41 PM |
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Acapulco Gold, that shit is shake up here. You can't give it away... |
gbrooks |
Oct-14-06 10:50 PM |
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I have a great union pension. and live very comfortably |
augie38 |
Oct-14-06 08:57 PM |
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How well am I set for retirement? |
Daphne08 |
Oct-14-06 09:17 PM |
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So that would be a maybe? |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 09:29 PM |
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Another union member here with a great retirement plan. |
femmocrat |
Oct-14-06 09:29 PM |
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Probably will be okay |
Mz Pip |
Oct-14-06 09:30 PM |
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I voted other because until 6 years ago, we were on track for a |
spacelady |
Oct-14-06 09:33 PM |
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my pension and accounts are good to go. Please, young ones, |
roguevalley |
Oct-14-06 09:35 PM |
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No one is secure any more... |
TheGoldenRule |
Oct-14-06 09:35 PM |
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we will be lucky to make it through this year |
blues90 |
Oct-14-06 09:54 PM |
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Thanks for posting. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 10:11 PM |
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It is pretty scary stuff |
blues90 |
Oct-15-06 12:09 PM |
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"hopefully, I have planned and saved enough to"... |
annabanana |
Oct-14-06 09:56 PM |
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I guess my situation sounds the most like your scenario. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 10:28 PM |
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My father's 82 and the top salesman in North America for his company. |
oblivious |
Oct-14-06 10:00 PM |
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a large inheritance helps |
flyingfysh |
Oct-14-06 10:06 PM |
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No large inheritance here, but certainly a goodly amount of help |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-14-06 10:18 PM |
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I've been retired for 6+ years--so far, so good. |
Buck Laser |
Oct-14-06 10:19 PM |
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We're among the lucky ones. |
SheilaT |
Oct-14-06 10:55 PM |
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master's degree, teach college, pension is near zero |
yurbud |
Oct-15-06 02:21 AM |
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I'm good, I inherited |
Raine |
Oct-15-06 03:55 AM |
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We live below our means but feel a lot of anxiety about health care |
Hekate |
Oct-15-06 04:18 AM |
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My dad got remarried at 80, a year after mom passed, |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-15-06 09:29 AM |
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I always dreamed I would retire at age 55. I'm now almost 57 & |
B Calm |
Oct-15-06 06:38 AM |
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What Retirement? |
BeachBuckeye |
Oct-15-06 08:17 AM |
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I am 46 and about to declare bankruptcy. |
Rosemary2205 |
Oct-15-06 10:04 AM |
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And yet you have a smiley sunshine face lighting up your post. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-15-06 11:58 AM |
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What's not to be happy about? |
Rosemary2205 |
Oct-15-06 12:09 PM |
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Sorry about the snow. That part I couldn't deal with. |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
Oct-15-06 12:57 PM |
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At a certain age, since I won't have enough to last for a decent |
smirkymonkey |
Oct-15-06 10:11 AM |
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Seriously, sounds like a plan to me. |
sofedupwithbush |
Oct-15-06 12:37 PM |
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Retired from Gov't jobs 7 years ago. Quite comfortable. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Oct-15-06 11:47 AM |
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