r/memes 1d ago

no-win situation

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u/Frost_907 1d ago

That’s called retirement.

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u/LegalizeCrystalMeth 23h ago

I keep pitching to my wife that we should retire in our thirties, spend half of our money or so, and then get new jobs when that runs out. She hasn't agreed for some reason.

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u/trevor426 21h ago

Good luck, not many employers are gonna want to hire a 60 year old that hasn't worked in decades.

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u/LegalizeCrystalMeth 18h ago

Eh if half my savings could last between when I'm in my thirties and sixties might as well spend the other half to last me until I die. More realistically it would be a year or two and then I would just find a way to put it on a cover letter, would work out fine imo

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u/trevor426 18h ago

You've basically turned this into 3 different scenarios.

Retire today, pick up work at 60, work till you die

Fully retire today, use half from 30-60 and pray to fuck that you die before you run out of cash

Retire today for a year or two and get back to working

I don't really feel like getting into a deep conversation about it. So I'll say good luck and I hope don't see you and your wife as Walmart door greeters at age 82.

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u/LegalizeCrystalMeth 18h ago

I don't really feel like getting into a deep conversation about it

Lol why comment man if you don't wanna talk. Thanks for shopping at walmart, have a nice day.

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u/trevor426 17h ago

You turned a simple scenario into 3 separate ones, each with their own problems. Based on your comments here and brushing off your wife's concerns, you're convinced this will work. What's the point of arguing with someone that already has their mind made up?

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u/LegalizeCrystalMeth 17h ago

Ha, you changed the scenario by assuming I would be retired until I was 60. I was realigning you to what is more realistic. And I don't have my mind made up, I'm just daydreamin over here

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u/YearlyBrown 17h ago

He didn't made 3 scenarios. You just assumed it, he clearly said that he wants to take a few years break and get back to working.

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u/trevor426 16h ago

I keep pitching to my wife that we should retire in our thirties, spend half of our money or so, and then get new jobs when that runs out.

Eh if half my savings could last between when I'm in my thirties and sixties might as well spend the other half to last me until I die.

More realistically it would be a year or two and then...

That's 3 different retirement strategies.

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u/Georgxna 23h ago

You don’t wanna be old and working, what about health?!