Retirement
By SkylarMarie
@SkylarMarie (6)
United States
February 18, 2007 6:47pm CST
Personal Finance is a hobby of mine.
How old are you and how much do you have saved for retirement? Do you feel like you are on track?
I am 32 have about $130,000 and feel like I will never have enough!
2 responses
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
It is good that you have planned your retirement this early. One good thing on your side is your being in personal finance. You have so much savings already, a thing I barely have. I am thinking of spending my time in a farm. I love to plant trees and veggies and to raise farm animals. I have already bought a farmland small enough for me to take care of. I feel sad though that until now I have not fully developed it yet. My time is fully occupied until now taking care of a sick child who was born with some kind of blood abnormality. His illness is tagged as leukemia. It is good that he pulled it through the years. I love him very much and the sacrifices are no bother.
@Rittings (673)
•
19 Feb 07
I have to be honest, sounds like we are opposites! haha. I love animals and am terrible at saving! haha. I think it's because in the UK we have pension schemes that are taken directly out of our wages, and so we don't have to save for our retirement. I would rather enjoy the money whilst I can still do everything I want to do. I am 33 and would love to travel the world, and when I am 70 I don't see myself being able to do that and enjoy it as much... so why not spend that money and enjoy it now?? I might not even make 70, and that would be such a shame.
Of course I want my kids to have something when I am gone, and I won't leave them empty handed at all, but right now I don't have kids, and therefore I must assume that I might never have them right now. Why save for something that may never happen?
I don't know.. haha. I am probably just mumbling coz it's early morning I feel grumpy! haha.
Cheers though! Love and light to you.