return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days ago'The golden years are not golden’: Boomers are hoarding most of America’s wealth and power because they’re terrified of outliving their moneyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link'The golden years are not golden’: Boomers are hoarding most of America’s wealth and power because they’re terrified of outliving their moneyfortune.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoCan’t they just calculate annual costs times yearly inflation against life expectancy… And add an emergency fund and some luxury options then boom. They’d know where they’re at rather than worrying.
minus-squareArcanepotato@crazypeople.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days ago Can’t they just calculate annual costs times yearly inflation against life expectancy… The article explains that both these things have changed quite a bit since they started planning for their retirement.
minus-squaretitanicx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoGuess they need to stop eating avocado toast and Starbucks. Maybe pull themselves up by their bootstraps.
Can’t they just calculate annual costs times yearly inflation against life expectancy… And add an emergency fund and some luxury options then boom. They’d know where they’re at rather than worrying.
The article explains that both these things have changed quite a bit since they started planning for their retirement.
Guess they need to stop eating avocado toast and Starbucks. Maybe pull themselves up by their bootstraps.