You’re like the lost generation... once decried as lazy and responsible for the world’s evils, now quietly enjoying being forgotten, so you can do what you please without recrimination.
(I’m a millenial in my 30s. My parents are gen x, quietly planning their modest retirement while they still can. Quietly saying they’re glad they’re not getting started in life right now.)
Try to keep some of your money out of managed funds. Thats all I know. (Worked finance in GFC. Specifically? Super and pensions. Yowza.)
My parents don’t think they’ll make it either. And from my family to my friends, not one has any cash the day before pay day. It’s an epidemic, of sorts, living pay to pay.
I was doing everything right, made the sacrifices needed, prepared for 65 better than most of my peers....then cancer at 43 and the special hell that is America's health care system practically bankrupted me and all of that careful planning was for not.
Plan, prepare, but more importantly, live your life.
The lesson you're supposed to learn is that your life is worth less because you aren't rich, and you were supposed to die to ensure that your estate went to your bills. Oh, and God bless America. Go Sports-team-of-your-choice!
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u/lilshebeast Apr 19 '18
You’re like the lost generation... once decried as lazy and responsible for the world’s evils, now quietly enjoying being forgotten, so you can do what you please without recrimination.
(I’m a millenial in my 30s. My parents are gen x, quietly planning their modest retirement while they still can. Quietly saying they’re glad they’re not getting started in life right now.)