It's scarey to think that you may work 40 years but live for 95 years.
I'm not excusing anybody, but it seems a lot of the Boomer attitude towards money is like a knee-jerk reaction to the previous generation in which, for the average working folks, money was a dirty word and investments were for the wealthier people.
Still, a lot of those folks skimped and scraped and managed to do amazingly well. With more knowledge they could've done even better.
I remeber my grandmother had no idea how much my grandfather made. On the other side of the family though, Grandma was a little more savvy.
I'm retiring early with about 2/3 of my present income. I can make up the rest by doing stuff I've always wanted to do.
I've only had a new car once. I don't buy $400 shoes (some of my coworkers do!)
However, when I look back I resent sooooo much of my spending.
Had I been smarter I would've been a millionaire by now. It wasn't impossible.
It's interesting to think of times when people were more self-sufficient. Like you just keel over one day when you're plowing the field.
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