ngrund Posted June 13 #126 Share Posted June 13 1 hour ago, PATRLR said: As I haven't hit retirement yet, I can't say I've achieved that understanding. But, I have on multiple occasions made it clear to my wife that I have no interest in dying on a pile of money and I've made it clear to my daughter not to expect to inherit a penny. The real issue is that you don't know how long that nest egg has to last. I just retired and have a pension, but am not 59.5 yet, so my accounts still have time to grow. I have no kids, so wife and I will just spend as we see fit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt.mom Posted June 13 #127 Share Posted June 13 1 hour ago, PATRLR said: As I haven't hit retirement yet, I can't say I've achieved that understanding. But, I have on multiple occasions made it clear to my wife that I have no interest in dying on a pile of money and I've made it clear to my daughter not to expect to inherit a penny. My retired parents had this bumper sticker on their car--"We're spending our children's inheritance!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Son Posted June 13 #128 Share Posted June 13 Wow. This thread went off the rails. Oh well. My kids are in a tough spot. Their grandmother is 95 and going strong. Their mother will likely follow suit. They'll be 70 before they see a dime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted June 13 #129 Share Posted June 13 45 minutes ago, Wayward Son said: Wow. This thread went off the rails. Oh well. My kids are in a tough spot. Their grandmother is 95 and going strong. Their mother will likely follow suit. They'll be 70 before they see a dime. Good to be optimistic. My mom’s mom made it to 91, COPD. My mom was a health nut, diet, exercise, cancer got her in 4 months at 72. All of their cared financially planning was based on her outliving my unhealthy dad (he had Alzheimer’s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrt.mom Posted June 14 #130 Share Posted June 14 7 hours ago, mjkacmom said: Good to be optimistic. My mom’s mom made it to 91, COPD. My mom was a health nut, diet, exercise, cancer got her in 4 months at 72. All of their cared financially planning was based on her outliving my unhealthy dad (he had Alzheimer’s). One more off the rails comment then I'll fade back into the woodwork...my father died at 49 and my mother at 70, while my husband's folks both made it til 94, so my husband used to brag about how much longer he would live than me, but he made me a widow at 65. Don't assume good genes are gonna save you... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Son Posted June 14 #131 Share Posted June 14 7 hours ago, mjkacmom said: Good to be optimistic. 46 minutes ago, jrt.mom said: Don't assume good genes are gonna save you... I know. Life never takes the path we expect. I often tell my wife she's going to outlive me by 20-years. Her response is always the same, "We'll see". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola26 Posted June 15 #132 Share Posted June 15 It's hilarious to see where a thread on NCL Air has gone, lol! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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