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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5813382" data-attributes="member: 24302">When you became full-time in the early 2000&#039;s your income was soon $75k or more annually?&nbsp; Tens of millions nationwide worked hard for less than half of that.&nbsp; Plenty worked for less than a third of that.&nbsp; Exactly why they need a program like SS.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t guarantee a great retirement but at least they won&#039;t starve.My pension drops to about $1400 a year when I turn 67.&nbsp; It and my SS will get me about $25k a year.&nbsp; That&#039;s plenty to get by on.&nbsp; I&#039;ve traveled.&nbsp; Don&#039;t feel the need to do that anymore but if I do I know how to do that cheaply too.&nbsp; I don&#039;t party, haven&#039;t had alcohol in three years.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need to wear the latest clothes.&nbsp; I usually eat one meal a day and a snack.&nbsp; If anything I will be putting away money every month.&nbsp; It took me a long time to appreciate a minimalist lifestyle but I&#039;ve never felt deprived once I started.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5813382, member: 24302"] When you became full-time in the early 2000's your income was soon $75k or more annually? Tens of millions nationwide worked hard for less than half of that. Plenty worked for less than a third of that. Exactly why they need a program like SS. That doesn't guarantee a great retirement but at least they won't starve. My pension drops to about $1400 a year when I turn 67. It and my SS will get me about $25k a year. That's plenty to get by on. I've traveled. Don't feel the need to do that anymore but if I do I know how to do that cheaply too. I don't party, haven't had alcohol in three years. I don't need to wear the latest clothes. I usually eat one meal a day and a snack. If anything I will be putting away money every month. It took me a long time to appreciate a minimalist lifestyle but I've never felt deprived once I started. [/QUOTE]

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