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re: The amount of old people I see working menial jobs these days is way too high
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:46 am to Pvt Hudson
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:46 am to Pvt Hudson
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My dad does that. He’s an entry-level guy at Lowe’s. He does it because he retired from a career in banking thinking he would spend time with us and the kids during the week. Didn’t take long to realize that we have work/school/practice/etc during the week and can’t really “hang out”.
Retirement took his reason to roll out of bed in the morning. He was depressed. Started the job at Lowe’s and perked right back up. That store has several “old guys” with 40+ years experience in mid to upper management and runs like a frigging clock.
Sad part is the millennials that are terrified of anything that resembles labor. There will be trouble when the old guys go away.
I have one Home Depot in town that is like that - makes it easy to pick over the other HD and Lowes. I enjoy going in there because you can ask any of those dudes anything and your shite will get answered asap with the exact thing you need.
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Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:48 am to Cheese Grits
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My mom outlived my dad, and was thrifty. The health care and medical the last 2 years cleaned out her life savings. Quite literally if she had lived another 6 months she probably would have to declare bankruptcy. What she sold her home for (no debt) went to pay about 2 years of the assisted living place (not covered by insurance).
Yep, my maternal grandmother lived with Alzheimer's for well over a decade. They sold off her farm piece by piece to help care for her. They "retired" well off but when she died, she was broke.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:49 am to RogerTheShrubber
My uncle died of Parkinsons. He lived with it for like 10 years and in home care and nursing homes depleted everything.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:50 am to goofball
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And you also have people that are nowhere near ready to retire and are starting to realize that.
I'm seeing a lot of this unfortunately. People that don't take this seriously and don't save well into their 40s. Some even in their 50s and beyond.
We need basic finance and savings classes in high school.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:51 am to greenbean
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Posted by greenbean
Made me think of this.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:52 am to TigerCoon
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Some of them are probably bored.
I know a guy who is a retired multimillionaire that is about to take a part time job at a tool sales place just to have a reason to get out of the house.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:54 am to member12
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I'm seeing a lot of this unfortunately. People that don't take this seriously and don't save well into their 40s. Some even in their 50s and beyond.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:55 am to Powerman
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I know a guy who is a retired multimillionaire that is about to take a part time job at a tool sales place just to have a reason to get out of the house.
A lot do it for the discounts. The sporting goods store here is loaded with retirees who do it for the great pricing opportunities they get. Work 3-4 hours a day, get a great discount.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:55 am to bad93ex
No savings baw? You can always try to catch up unless you are like 63. We didn't save enough in our 20s and early 30s because we had kids pretty young and really couldn't afford it. But I've been aggressively catching up for the last 10 years or so.
This post was edited on 2/27/23 at 11:57 am
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:58 am to fallguy_1978
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But I've been aggressively catching up for the last 10 years or so.
Same. I dump everything into my retirement accounts. I suspect at some point in the future those will be grabbed by govt to prop up pension plans.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 11:59 am to GetCocky11
I retired at 63 and was home less than a year before I got bored. My friend has a business that occasionally needs extra help. He pays me 66% less than what I was making. IDC. It's mad money and gets me out of the house.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:01 pm to GetCocky11
Teenagers, pre social media age, worked in those jobs.
Now retirees must work to keep the power on to charge those computer/phone batteries.
Now retirees must work to keep the power on to charge those computer/phone batteries.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:05 pm to fallguy_1978
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My uncle died of Parkinsons. He lived with it for like 10 years and in home care and nursing homes depleted everything.
Yep, my mom's stepdad (Her real dad died when she was 11 in a work accident) died of Alzheimers in the early 90s, then grandma got it, and had it for a long long time.
Totally depleted everything they had, including the family farm and hunting land. Good thing they had that as a buffer.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:06 pm to Gus007
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Now retirees must work to keep the power on to charge those computer/phone batteries.
retired from two jobs already that most of you whippersnappers could only dream of, just started a retirement gig that pays more than most of you whippersnappers can only dream of
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:07 pm to GetCocky11
Nothing like being a crossing guard to add some excitement to your life.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:10 pm to GetCocky11
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The bored ones get jobs as school crossing guards or WalMart door greeters.
I have already decided I am going to go for a couple of shifts as a bartender in a cool laid-back bar (not a club) or night shift on the grill at Waffle House.
I figure either of those is going to get me my fill of excitement for the week.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:10 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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For every 70+ year old that is doing it for the reasons most in this thread seem to think, there’s probably another 4 or 5 who are doing it because they can’t miss a paycheck.
I think demographics are skewing lots of views. Yeah, educated, productive, well-to-do people who also likely took care of their bodies probably will get bored. They can take jobs in their (likely) affluent areas of high culture and fit in.
There are lots of people who have lived in the lower sections of our economy their entire lives and when you shop in poor areas, you see them struggling doing menial jobs. They're not doing it because they're bored.
You go take the same "well to do" population and send them to a menial cashier job in the ghetto and I bet boredom looks a lot better real quick.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:11 pm to member12
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We need basic finance and savings classes in high school
It's a required course in Tennessee now. Definitely needs to be everywhere, because learning from your parents screws a lot of kids up.
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:11 pm to jbgleason
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night shift on the grill at Waffle House
Definitely don’t have to worry about retirement savings here
Posted on 2/27/23 at 12:12 pm to member12
quote:Our society thrives off of spending, not saving.
We need basic finance and savings classes in high school.
Been that way for decades.
Saving generates nothing for those at the top.
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