LogFAQs


Current Events > "I'm not saving for retirement because I won't be around then"

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3
RevivedPacifist
05/19/24 12:42:45 AM
#1:


Yes you will.

You will be 70 years old, alive but too tired to work. You will be extremely depressed, leaning into your vices in a vain attempt to ignore reality.

---
Life is suffering
... Copied to Clipboard!
#2
Post #2 was unavailable or deleted.
#3
Post #3 was unavailable or deleted.
ironman2009
05/19/24 12:45:19 AM
#4:


people are depressed and leaning into their vices now m8

---
THRILLHO
... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait
05/19/24 12:49:20 AM
#5:


I retired at age 30 because i invested in new ai i now buy 5000 dollar jeans and post on gamefaqs

---
ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd
3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236
... Copied to Clipboard!
Turducken
05/19/24 12:51:29 AM
#6:


If I can afford a revolver I have enough saved for "retirement".

---
THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE, AS LONG AS THE AMERICA INSIDE MY HEART IS STILL ALIVE
... Copied to Clipboard!
Diceheist
05/19/24 1:10:33 AM
#7:


I definitely won't. Already a bunch of chronic health issues lol.

---
~ DH ~
... Copied to Clipboard!
Toonstrack
05/19/24 1:11:36 AM
#8:


I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

I plan on being pretty spry if I make it that long. I am realitievly in ok health

---
The succotash is suffering.
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheLiarParadox
05/19/24 1:12:19 AM
#9:


Not a chance.

---
Spongebob is not a contraceptive.
... Copied to Clipboard!
SAlYAN
05/19/24 1:18:05 AM
#10:


Well, I suppose I could route 20% of my income into retirement, not be able to afford rent, get evicted, lose my job, and die on the street.

But that feels like it defeats the purpose. Think "work till I die" will buy me more time.

---
Doesn't take a lot of brains to be a good fighter.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony
05/19/24 2:02:24 AM
#11:


I will not be anywhere near 70 years old

---
See profile pic
... Copied to Clipboard!
projectpat72988
05/19/24 2:03:48 AM
#12:


_____Cait posted...
I retired at age 30 because i invested in new ai i now buy 5000 dollar jeans and post on gamefaqs
Same
... Copied to Clipboard!
GrandConjuraton
05/19/24 2:05:41 AM
#13:


Irony posted...
I will not be anywhere near 70 years old


---
I think you're hurting yourself, 'cause you hurt me
https://imgur.com/o21DN7r
... Copied to Clipboard!
Whiterun_Guard_
05/19/24 2:06:59 AM
#14:


I mean, I probably won't tbh.

---
No lollygaggin'.
... Copied to Clipboard!
absolutebuffoon
05/19/24 2:08:55 AM
#15:


RevivedPacifist posted...
Yes you will.

You will be 70 years old, alive but too tired to work. You will be extremely depressed, leaning into your vices in a vain attempt to ignore reality.
Don't be ridiculous. I lean into my vices in a vain attempt to ignore reality right now.

---
Gamefolks.proboards.com.
The newest and greatest spinoff site
... Copied to Clipboard!
Toonstrack
05/19/24 3:51:55 AM
#16:


absolutebuffoon posted...
Don't be ridiculous. I lean into my vices in a vain attempt to ignore reality right now.

That's not gonna do you any favors tbh

---
The succotash is suffering.
... Copied to Clipboard!
KajeI
05/19/24 4:28:15 AM
#17:


I have no intention of making it to 70. Didn't even think I'd make it to 25.

---
Look, I can name a few instances in MY life where I tried to reach mutual understanding
and i can TELL you, always faster and easier to just kill em. Just is!
... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero-
05/19/24 5:26:59 AM
#18:


The average American needs a reality check when it comes to retirement.

If you can somehow spend half your life paying off a house, college debt, while paying for health insurance, and raising children while saying you were able to save 2 million to retire then you're part of the 1%. Retirement is for people who are upper and upper middle class in modern society. You are literally gambling that your health won't fail as well as you get older or you don't get into some horrible accident. If that happens then there goes your retirement savings. Saving for retirement is a far away dream for your average American now. That's assuming social security doesn't go away too. You're better off not slaving away for a low chance possible retirement and enjoy your life making memories doing the things you thought you might do when you're 70.

---
Sig
... Copied to Clipboard!
IceCreamOnStero
05/19/24 5:35:32 AM
#19:


I plan on dying before I get to the "too tired to do anything" stage. I see no use in saving money for the stage where I can't use it for anything.

---
Dokkan ID: 2365415872
... Copied to Clipboard!
#20
Post #20 was unavailable or deleted.
DKBananaSlamma
05/19/24 6:21:59 AM
#21:


I'm saving for retirement and it's going okay so far >_>

---
RIP Hornyposting on CE >_>
1999-2024
... Copied to Clipboard!
SpawnShadow
05/19/24 7:03:15 AM
#22:


I expect I'll be murdered by fascists well before I hit my 70s.
... Copied to Clipboard!
JamaalCharles39
05/19/24 7:10:15 AM
#23:


[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

You... really think America will not be a coherent entity in 30 or 40 years? (idk how old ya are)

Man when I was a child I always assumed moderators on any website had to be a successful genius. How times and perceptions have changed.

---
http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/chiefs-celebration-11-12-12.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
Whiterun_Guard_
05/19/24 7:10:47 AM
#24:


JamaalCharles39 posted...
You... really think America will not be a coherent entity in 30 or 40 years? (idk how old ya are)

Man when I was a child I always assumed moderators on any website had to be a successful genius. How times and perceptions have changed.
wow burn detected!!11

---
No lollygaggin'.
... Copied to Clipboard!
#25
Post #25 was unavailable or deleted.
Toonstrack
05/19/24 9:46:28 AM
#26:


The fact that not only are there people considering the idea that America will no longer exist in a couple decades but even more so that nothing will have changed by the time they are approaching their 70s kinds gives me a whole new perspective on the general sentiment I see on sites like this and other parts of the internet.

---
The succotash is suffering.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater
05/19/24 9:56:28 AM
#27:


i am marrying rich

---
My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all.
He/Him
... Copied to Clipboard!
bigbadharry
05/19/24 10:02:22 AM
#28:


Diceheist posted...
I definitely won't. Already a bunch of chronic health issues lol.


Yep, same, I'll be lucky if I make another 2 years, just in time for the collapse.

---
Arrgh. Is this the end of lovable Igniz? Why!? There was no way I could lose! Why!? Why!?
... Copied to Clipboard!
GeminiDeus
05/19/24 10:05:02 AM
#29:


I've said it before in other topics like this, but if I manage to live long enough to retirement age, I'll likely have dementia and/or Alzheimer's in addition to other health issues that get passed down to me from my parents.

That aside, I do have retirement savings, which will be going to my sister or her daughters upon my death.

---
Without truth, there is nothing.
... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher
05/19/24 10:09:20 AM
#30:


Maybe there will still be social security

---
R1R1R1R1R1R1
... Copied to Clipboard!
justaguy3492
05/19/24 10:17:43 AM
#31:


Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE? Lot of people seem to think they, or the country (which is very silly), won't make it to retirement age.

---
Gt: justaguy3492
... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony
05/19/24 10:19:29 AM
#32:


Not specifically that I can't, I refuse to

---
See profile pic
... Copied to Clipboard!
GrandConjuraton
05/19/24 10:22:39 AM
#33:


justaguy3492 posted...
Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE? Lot of people seem to think they, or the country (which is very silly), won't make it to retirement age.
I have a litany of serious health issues on both sides of my family tree, and my meds further increase the chances of these things striking me in the future. At 29, my personal health is already subpar and will only get worse with age.

---
I think you're hurting yourself, 'cause you hurt me
https://imgur.com/o21DN7r
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheLiarParadox
05/19/24 10:30:25 AM
#34:


justaguy3492 posted...
Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE?
It's the opposite for me. I did a complete 180 and corrected virtually all of the physical and mental health issues that gave me a very good idea of what it's like to be elderly. I already know what it's like when your mind and body start to go and you lose your independence, although I didn't gain the latter until late in life because of my health problems. I will literally die before I have to experience that again.

That's saying nothing of the climate crisis, which I absolutely do not want to live through.


---
Spongebob is not a contraceptive.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Toonstrack
05/19/24 10:33:15 AM
#35:


justaguy3492 posted...
Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE? Lot of people seem to think they, or the country (which is very silly), won't make it to retirement age.

No they're mostly just relatively young and doomers. Once people go outside and gather things in their life that people live for, their perspective changes. The die young thing is a .... young people thing. One I've thankfully managed to avoid. That said I have plenty of health issues but if I got the career I desire I wouldn't WANT to retire

---
The succotash is suffering.
... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex
05/19/24 10:35:57 AM
#36:


Men in my family don't live past 65. I'm 42, I've already had cancer, 2 layers of my cervical spine fused, and surgery on both my elbows. If I'm still alive by then I'm not gonna be in great shape but I don't really expect to make it past 60.

---
Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed
... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Korey
05/19/24 10:37:45 AM
#37:


RevivedPacifist posted...
Yes you will.

You will be 70 years old, alive

Citation needed.


---
Philosophy major in the academy of Nope.
... Copied to Clipboard!
rick_alverado
05/19/24 12:01:10 PM
#38:


Sadly I already know Im not going to die until Im 102. But knowing that doesnt mean I can just magically afford to save a lot of money for retirement.
... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkDaLunatic
05/19/24 12:10:23 PM
#39:


Assuming this thread pertains to the US, we have the benefit of trying to make our way in an economy on the brink of total collapse. We have the data to show that things are coming apart at the seams.

What can anyone really do but their best at this point? It doesn't matter how much you earn when money's losing value every day, doesn't matter how much you save when the cost of goods and services are growing more and more exorbitant by the day. Nobody can afford homes, people can barely afford rent. People are struggling. So what, then, is the point in making this thread other than to throw it in everyone's faces?

---
There's a time and place for everything... but not now.
... Copied to Clipboard!
specialkid8
05/19/24 12:11:01 PM
#40:


justaguy3492 posted...
Is there like a higher concentration than normal of people with serious health impairments and doomers here on CE? Lot of people seem to think they, or the country (which is very silly), won't make it to retirement age.
I have no idea how ironic the doomerism here is. People round these parts do tend to lack a lot of self awareness but I just cannot tell.

---
https://i.imgur.com/AUXKMK4.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem-man
05/19/24 12:15:25 PM
#41:


Toonstrack posted...
The fact that not only are there people considering the idea that America will no longer exist in a couple decades but even more so that nothing will have changed by the time they are approaching their 70s kinds gives me a whole new perspective on the general sentiment I see on sites like this and other parts of the internet.

It reminds me of this
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/613c4863.jpg

---
http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/emblem%20boy/avatar-body.png
haters gonna hate
... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem-man
05/19/24 12:18:16 PM
#42:


LinkDaLunatic posted...
Assuming this thread pertains to the US, we have the benefit of trying to make our way in an economy on the brink of total collapse. We have the data to show that things are coming apart at the seams.

What can anyone really do but their best at this point? It doesn't matter how much you earn when money's losing value every day, doesn't matter how much you save when the cost of goods and services are growing more and more exorbitant by the day. Nobody can afford homes, people can barely afford rent. People are struggling. So what, then, is the point in making this thread other than to throw it in everyone's faces?
But people are buying houses, people are making more money, people are making rent. Can we do stuff to make it all better and even easier? YES we absolutely fucking can, I'm not a fan of this kind of doomerism though.

Total collapse? The US has the least chances of most countries of that happening

---
http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/emblem%20boy/avatar-body.png
haters gonna hate
... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater
05/19/24 12:20:00 PM
#43:


LinkDaLunatic posted...
People are struggling. So what, then, is the point in making this thread other than to throw it in everyone's faces?
i see u are unfamiliar with tc

he logs on once a month to literally only post this topic

---
My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all.
He/Him
... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkDaLunatic
05/19/24 12:21:54 PM
#44:


emblem-man posted...
But people are buying houses, people are making more money, people are making rent. Can we do stuff to make it all better and even easier? YES we absolutely fucking can, I'm not a fan of this kind of doomerism though.

Total collapse? The US has the least chances of most countries of that happening
Well, you're right. I was being over-dramatic. Mainly my point is just that it's real tough for people right now and making snooty threads like this is just gross.
Dungeater posted...
i see u are unfamiliar with tc

he logs on once a month to literally only post this topic
I see. That's really sad. Thanks for the heads up.

---
There's a time and place for everything... but not now.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman
05/19/24 12:22:16 PM
#45:


Some of the people in various topics like this need to "check their privilege". Most people can't afford to put money back for retirement or 401ks and stuff like that. Lots of people are living paycheck to paycheck. And no, people aren't being "doomers" (stupid term) for thinking about how things in America are headed in a godawful direction and how Republicans want to kill Social Security. The rich want people poor and desperate and they're winning.

---
Fix your hearts or die.
When I sin I sin real good.
... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG
05/19/24 12:22:48 PM
#46:


I'm too poor to save anything for retirement. Hell, the way this country's going, I'll be lucky if I'm able to collect anything from the Social Security program I've been paying into my entire life.
... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink
05/19/24 12:22:59 PM
#47:


Dungeater posted...
i see u are unfamiliar with tc

he logs on once a month to literally only post this topic
That's unfair, TC has at least three pointless topics on rotation.

---
He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png
https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png
... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater
05/19/24 12:24:08 PM
#48:


DrizztLink posted...
That's unfair, TC has at least three pointless topics on rotation.
i havent seen his other ones in years

at least not since he was concurrently active on the comics & graphic novels board

---
My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all.
He/Him
... Copied to Clipboard!
RevivedPacifist
05/19/24 12:24:24 PM
#49:


Southernfatman posted...
Some of the people in topics like this need to "check their privilege". Most people can't afford to put money back for retirement or 401ks and stuff like that.

So you're just going to give up? Make peace with the fact that you'll spend your final years living in a sardine box, just like that?

---
Life is suffering
... Copied to Clipboard!
B18Champ
05/19/24 12:24:37 PM
#50:


I don't expect society to last until 2050, so screw retirement. I'm spending it all now

---
If you can't impress someone with your intelligence, confuse them with your nonsense
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3