Retirement: What's your number?

What do you mean?

 

I will. They aren't worth the money.

 

I don't know. Why?

 

Laughed.

 

nor is anything else you piss it away in or on, but you still spend it.

 

I would spend every penny of every paycheck on my kid, soon to be kids, if need be and love every minute of it.

 

Same, and would not think twice about doing so.

 

i get that and agree, but I also see the other sentiment. The other sentiment places way too high of a value on money. It's a sad approach to life IMO.

 

Ha

We're going through 3 gallons of milk a week here

 

We're running between 6 to 8 gallons a week. Thank good for weigels.

 

Worry about all of the toys and material things and then they have way more fun with the Amazon box that their stuff came in than the toys.

 

No it doesn't and no it isn't. I'm legitimately happy for anybody who has kids, and love my niece and nephew. But right now I'm enjoying my wife and things we (can) do.

Anything else is just in jest.

 

It is strange to say but I can't remember the four years I was married before kids. Like nothing. Have no idea what we did with all that time or money. I should have saved like a bazillion dollars then. Didn't, of course.

I am sort of scared to death of retirement. I have this fear I'm going to Bear Bryant myself. Quit my job, then die a month later. This is a real fear I have.

 

Happens a fair amount amongst the leadership in my company. Concerning to me.

 

Never retire, live forever. Fail proof plan.

 

Agreed. You never hear people on their death beds say "I wish I'd made more money."

I don't have a retirement number specified yet. I want comfort and peace...would love to put kids and grandkids in a position to live free of financial stress.

We're fortunate today. House and cars are paid off, don't have a penny of debt. Another 30 years to retirement, but putting as much as away now as possible.

 

Sometimes I get bored during long weekends. But I'm one of those weird guys who really loves what I do. I can't think too much about retirement. It's 35 years away, and I'd probably want to kill myself.

 

I'm similar. I look forward to a day off, but get bored with it when I have them. Don't know if it's that I love my work, necessarily...just can't stand to feel unproductive.

 

Being unproductive makes me depressed. My wife thinks I am going to be the most miserable retiree ever.

 

Get a retail job stocking shelves or something. Everyone at Lowes here is probably retired.