return2ozmaSenator Bernie Sanders Report Warns Nearly Half of Older Americans 'Have No Retirement Savings'
SnausagesinaBlanketI have enough to last 8 months after working 45 years and having a heart attack and having to spend my life savings on medical bills.
Captain JanewayOut of curiosity, what was your job(s) for those 45 years?
what was your job(s) for those 45 years?
Out of curiosity, what does that matter?
stolyWhat a strangely hostile response to a perfectly reasonable question. If you don’t want people to comment on what you say, you really shouldn’t participate.
you really shouldn’t participate
Participate in posting my personal work history which as zero to do with this thread and would do nothing to add to it except to invade my privacy? Ok Chief.
I like to know what careers don’t provide retirement options. It helps me have a better understanding of what it means to work in that career. It’s not hard to believe any reasonable person would be curious about such things.
45 years is extremely long for most people to work. Starting at 20 years old, you’d retire at 65 years which used to be the point at which you garnered the full amount of your social security. So, I assume it was a trade of some sort with no pension or 401k and/or the pay was so poor that contributions were not really an option.
You don’t have to divulge your work history. I just like to learn about other people’s careers. Some people imply that trades pay decent, livable, wages. Other people imply otherwise. I’m only 30 and I’ve been a barista, telemarketer (sorry to the world), stocker, copywriter, IT, software engineer, marketing manager, data entry guy, etc. I’ve worn a lot of hats and many of those hats had very little in the way of retirement. I was fortunate to be able to leave those jobs in search of better paying opportunities but I can understand how some people are not afforded such options.
I’m not here to be a debate-lord. Good luck in everything. Hope you can manage.