• GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Barring societal collapse I believe I will be able to retire, but that’s only because I’ve gotten extraordinarily lucky in life.

  • DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone
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    Incurable cancer, chemo brain means I can’t concentrate and often have trouble thinking straight. Involuntarily “retired” on medical insurance. Not working wasn’t what I expected it to be.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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    16 hours ago

    I intend to. I refuse to die in old age, wasting my life working to support shareholders. Have a good few decades left to even be close to that though and I hate it.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Becoming so rich that greeds corrupts me and becoming the villian that I always despised.

    Or die.

    Probably the latter tho… 😓

    Statistically people with depression like me is at a higher risk of suicide so yea maybe I’d be dead. Or since I’m in the US, die due to political persecution. Basically just boils down to “die”.

  • Jourei@lemm.ee
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    I’m barely into my 30’s so it’s far too early to say what I’ll be doing. I aim to be debt free within 10 years and have no major life goals after that. Another 10 years and pension should cover my living costs 1:1, so monetarily I should be fine.

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    One day, yes. I budget accordingly and am lucky enough to be paid relatively well. But at the same time, I prioritize quality of life now because there’s no guarantee I’ll make it to retirement. Id rather retire later if it means better qol now.

  • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    If I ever get off my ass and actually make all these games, maybe. If the ideas are as good as I hope they are.

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    If there were a steady growing economy and no crazy events for the next 20 years, and no major health issues, my Roth 401k would probably be enough for a modest retirement.

    I was just wondering what the penalty would be to withdraw everything before 59, so I could figure out if it would be enough to immigrate somewhere with reasonable healthcare and a social safety net that would take those worries out of the equation. I think since it’s Roth it would just be 10% of gains + one-time capital gains tax?

    It might be enough. Simply having a lump of $ makes so many more countries welcome to immigrants.

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    15 hours ago

    I enjoy working in my field, but as other commenter said, I have no interest on working until death for shareholders to be happy. I do plan to work until I’m dead, incapable or just tired, but I’m planning to enjoy it while it lasts.

    Independence for me would be not having to respond to a higher up, just me, my craft, and peaceful money earned by not overstressing my ass. I’m building my own house now, after I have a place to live without rent, I have no more ambitions than eating, sleeping and be with my loved ones. I don’t need to overwork my ass to death to get that. Maybe 4 hours a day, or two-three days a week should be enough.

    I think most people would do the same if they could, most people like working, they just despise the oppression of this rigged system.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    No. My mother has unretired twice and my grandmother has come out of retirement four times. They don’t have the knack for it and I doubt I will either.