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I wish I were making this up - I have an Aunt

Posted on 3/2/20 at 2:48 pm
Posted by Brobocop
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2018
1907 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 2:48 pm
who asked my father "How did Dad retire?", referring to my late grandfather.

She's 67 years old and her financial adviser told her she needed to get a job based on her net worth and assets (Basically none).


Don't be like my Aunt people!!
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
16653 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:04 pm to
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She's 67 years old and her financial adviser


What's he been advising on all these years? Or did she just get one?
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22104 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:19 pm to
I'm almost forty. Both my parents retired for the first time at 44 and 43 respectively. Blows my mind. They didn't have to go to work and could have lived off investments and their pensions from their time in the Alabama school system (credited with 25 years due to banked sick days and personal days).

They chose to go into a second career. Now, they are 66 and 67 and still work every day in real estate (sales and some minor development projects) because they get bored.
Posted by Chuckiee
Member since Jan 2007
2505 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:19 pm to
Was she banking on a death benefit or something? Sounds like she is in some serious trouble. Anyone going to help her?
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37254 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:20 pm to
My grandfather is in his 80s. He has a corporate pension and social security and medicare and a company-paid medicare supplement.

He didn't do anything special. He didn't have to deal with "saving for retirement", it was all done for him.

No he doesn't travel constantly and live a life of luxury, but he doesn't have to work to make ends meet, either.

We are much more responsible for our own retirement, than our ancestors ever were, and we need to plan on it lasting a lot longer, also.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
82098 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:29 pm to
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I have an Aunt
who asked my father "How did Dad retire?", referring to my late grandfather.
did your father reply with "He stopped working"?
Posted by parrotdr
Cesspool of Rationalization
Member since Oct 2003
7521 posts
Posted on 3/2/20 at 3:46 pm to
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She's 67 years old and her financial adviser told her she needed to get a job based on her net worth and assets (Basically none).


Unfortunately all too common. I'm a dentist and my profession generally makes a pretty good living. However, when I was around 30 y/o I was at a convention and stopped at the ADA Retirement Plan booth to ask a question about my plan. They told me how fortunate I was as the average dentist setting up a plan with them was around 50 y/o.

I'm no financial genius but can't understand folks who go through life waiting in line to save $100 on a TV at Best Buy but won't put said $100 in savings.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
16295 posts
Posted on 3/3/20 at 8:32 am to
Does your Aunt own a home?

Maybe she could do one of those reverse mortgages Tom Selleck is always pushing.

On another note, I worked with a guy some years back who was in his early 30's. One day we got on the subject of retirement. He honestly thought that when you get to a certain age you just quit working and the company just continues to pay you. And that's your retirement.
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