He will likely work til he dies too...
Not much time left at age 782
He will likely work til he dies too...
Not much time left at age 782
When I graduated college and started a good job paying enough to support myself AND make car payments my old man said, "Son, You need to save 10% of everything you earn."
So I did.
I'm 63 now. It wasn't enough. So, to you young lads, generally speaking, sock that dough away. Pay yourself first.
I've got my plan worked out and am comfortably retired while still paying $60K a year for two offspring in college, but only because I was fortuitous enough to marry well, and didn't even know it at the time when I tied the knot. It's a long story, *TL,DR* and won't burden you with it, but you need to be socking that dough away.
Based on your posts here alone and I'd say you turned out a hell of a lot better than many faced with the same. You'll do fine.No real regrets about doing what i had to do to survive besides not being able to bang that girl @OETKB. Just honest resentment for being burned up by being tossed to the wolves with no knowledge how to survive
Unfortunately because of family issues Ive been on my own since 17 and am late to the game. I had to survive and retirement was a long way down the road. Wife will retire with full state of Texas retirement and Im busy trying to get my shit together to get a taste of the pie
Based on your posts here alone and I'd say you turned out a hell of a lot better than many faced with the same. You'll do fine.
Anything that I (or anyone else) can recommend here will only change your life incrementally.
The one part I failed to mention was getting on speaking terms with my Maker at age 31. I should have done that a whole lot sooner.
Same here.
Throw coke and alcohol in the mix. It was a delight around that age.
At least you married up haha
not necessarily better. but certainly different. As I look back at my life there are only one or two things I would do any different even knowing what I know now. One of them is sticking out that last 6 years in DC even tho I hated the place. Had I not married my ex I would not have had my daughter and she is amazing so I probably would still marry her mom but some of the pre wedding conversations would have been different. Most of the decisions I have made throughout my life at the time and under the circumstances that existed were the right ones and thus I don't regret them, because as I look at my circumstances and my life at this point I am, for the most part healthy, financially sound, and content. and it is the decisions I have made that have put me here.Everyone in here could have done better. Y'all not have anything else to fuss over? Not every thread has to end with bickering. Jesus, rub a few out before posting or eat a snickers.
My gut tells me to agree with this, however we know the type of person @RDJ is well enough to make some pretty general assumptions about his personality type.
He is his biggest fan. Definitely loves him some him.
I guess we all feel that way about ourselves to an extent but a little personal humility from time to time can go a long way for a person; the sooner in life the better. He has 0.
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A lot of regrets and could've, would've, should haves, but I would most definitely change my love for speed and cars in general.
you don't know jack shit.
I was never taught how to be financially responsible. My parents spent every dime they had on frivolous stuff.When I graduated college and started a good job paying enough to support myself AND make car payments my old man said, "Son, You need to save 10% of everything you earn."
So I did.
I'm 63 now. It wasn't enough. So, to you young lads, generally speaking, sock that dough away. Pay yourself first.
I've got my plan worked out and am comfortably retired while still paying $60K a year for two offspring in college, but only because I was fortuitous enough to marry well, and didn't even know it at the time when I tied the knot. It's a long story, *TL,DR* and won't burden you with it, but you need to be socking that dough away.
Im the type that will never fully retire. I may slow down. But will never fully retire. I have always worked jobs at a time. Owned and operated smal businesses.
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When I graduated college and started a good job paying enough to support myself AND make car payments my old man said, "Son, You need to save 10% of everything you earn."
So I did.
I'm 63 now. It wasn't enough. So, to you young lads, generally speaking, sock that dough away. Pay yourself first.
I've got my plan worked out and am comfortably retired while still paying $60K a year for two offspring in college, but only because I was fortuitous enough to marry well, and didn't even know it at the time when I tied the knot. It's a long story, *TL,DR* and won't burden you with it, but you need to be socking that dough away.
I would have taken high school football more seriously. I played D end and now looking back, I would have been an FB. I was good, just didn't have my head in the game.
I spent nearly all I had with the idea that I could easily make it back.