• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Yep, people acting like it’s plausible for someone to retire and live the rest of their life renting a room, at the same income as they got fresh out of college.

    Plus they’re citing studys aimed at 35-40 years life expectancy, for someone retiring in their 20s, maybe early 30s.

    And in one breath will decry the inflation calculations being cited by the government to show we have a “healthy” economy. And in the next, try to pretend cost of living isn’t sky rocketing and someone can live the rest of their long life on 40k/yr.

    That’s lemmy for you, though. No point fighting the tide.

    Edit - also, I’m sure those studies probably included some amount of social security helping out, which you’re not getting if you retire in your 20s.