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haele

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11. Okay, I have less than half that...
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 10:02 PM
Jun 21

At the downhill side of my sixties with a disabled spouse, a stepdaughter who's still failing to launch in her mid-30's, and two grandkids to raise, I expect to still be working to my mid-70's and maybe I'll hit 3/4 that number.
What really frosts me is the amount of influencer types on Social Media slyly telling the 20- and 30-somethings to just go ahead and live that excessive lifestyle you want right now when you're young because you just aren't going be able to afford those pleasures when you're a sorry old fart.
Live Fast, Party Hard, Die Young, and make sure the Corporations and Oligarchs get your money instead of saving to help you continue to survive when you can't or don't want to work anymore.

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