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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, Whi [View all]SomethingNew
(279 posts)35. If I had his retirement plan
I'd blow nearly every penny. Buy a nice house, send the kids to good private schools, and go to as many baseball games and drink as many $10 beers as I felt like. He had a guaranteed salary for the rest of his life (even before this appointment) so where is the incentive to live frugally and save?
What a bizarre thing for people to criticize.
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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, Whi [View all]
Judi Lynn
Jul 2018
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Or spent irresponsibly, or maybe in better shape than it appears? From the article,
spooky3
Jul 2018
#26
not according to the Investopedia--if that were true, the present value of his account
spooky3
Jul 2018
#36
I think the point is he has wasted more than he has saved up- and with having two young kids
bettyellen
Jul 2018
#10
No, but he is a nationally respected lawyer with lots of opportunities to make big
Sophia4
Jul 2018
#11
He makes a high salary and has for years . Debt /low savings with high earnings-something looked at
lunasun
Jul 2018
#14