• MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      I did the math not long ago. If I retired at 65, I would have enough money to live for a little bit and then starve in the streets. If I retired at 45, I would have enough money to live for a little bit and then starve in the streets.

      The only difference was 20 years of drudgery.

      Of course, there’s always the “work until I die” option.

    • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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      2 months ago

      exactly. plenty of folks would love to retire at 50 if they could afford to and not to a jet set life but just to maintain food, shelter, and healthcare.