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Personal Finance and Investing

multigraincracker

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1. I was able to retire at age 52.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2022, 10:37 PM

May 2022

With kids I wouldn’t have been able to. That was 20 years ago and have had a great life. Been debt free for almost 40 years.
Had folks tell me how bad I’d feel without anyone to take care of me when I get old. I’ve said the only thing worse than that would be to have kids that wouldn’t take care of me. No regrets.
Also glad my carbon footprint ends when I do.

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How Much Money Do You Really Save by Not Having Kids? [View all] question everything May 2022 OP

I was able to retire at age 52. multigraincracker May 2022 #1

+1.. mitch96 Jun 2022 #6

Having children would have sunk me Random Boomer Oct 2022 #8

I think you'll be fine. multigraincracker Oct 2022 #9

If you don't have kids, your money is simply spent on non kid things. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #2

A comment, which I snipped, was that having a kid to take care of you question everything May 2022 #3

True, especially because there are no guarantees PoindexterOglethorpe May 2022 #4

Exactly Rebl2 Jun 2022 #5

This is astonishing: PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #7

Post removed Post removed Oct 2022 #10