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No; I have all the money I'll ever need......as long as I don't spend any.

Yep,the wife and I each have a 401k type plan and a company sponsored pension. Saving for retirement is a high priority for us. I simply have no desire to work any longer than I have to.

Wife and I are saving and investing every week. We picked employers who have plans that benefit us in both salary and investments. That said, I am working until I can't physically drag myself into some place.

Yep started back in the late 70's.

It has taken a hit or two over the years but now it has bloomed.

For sure. Retirement is entirely my call now..

Yep, saving is very important for us. We have a strong plan and are working it every pay period. Track the numbers frequently because I am an Engineer and I like playing with the math. Should be able to retire a little early if we want to.

I have enough saved to last me the rest of my life. If I die before next tuesday.

The old Smith 32 won't do?

Proper attitude.

Nope. She'll send her money back home to family and when she retires she'll go back home to live with them.
I knew several asian women who did that.

I plan to work until 67 (another 11 years) and have been putting the max into a standard IRA for a long time. That with my military pension and my wife's 401K's & IRA's, we should be OK. Not depending on social security. And as long as I'm able after 67, I'd like to have a part-time job just for something to do.

Saved all I could from when I was a boy.. retired at 33.

didn't work that way for him, she was high maintenance but that woman doted on him everyday of his life. She did move back to Hong Kong after he died.

well.i was.then came obama. being self employed those real bad years ate up most of my savings. as soon as trump got in the money started coming again.this year has been totally different as i have turned down work this year. wife has been with UPS for years so thats helps a lot.i'm never planning to fully retire anyway.

Reminds me of a goofy little guy I used to work with. He tried to shoot himself in the head one time but only managed to graze it. After getting out of the hospital and back to work the bunch we worked with back then (some real hard-cores) asked him why the heck didn't just go ahead shoot himself again if he really did want to kill himself? . He replied with, "My damn head was hurtin' too bad to reload and cock the gun again! "

Yes, I have been saving and investing since I was 21. Never stopped even when it hurt a few times. Really don't feel that I missed out on much either.

I been saving since I was 5 yrs old, yep still have the passbook somewhere too. Im 54 now , and have a 3 bedroom brick ranch on 4 ac. in farm country all paid, a $70K cabin up north , a 7 ac. parcel on a river that mom and dad gave me. Since Dec. 2008 My house is paid so I started investing in stocks. I did very poorly, going through 3 financial advisors . Now I am doing it myself and it is no problem at all. I should retire at 65 if I can stay a carpenter that long, I dont know. I guess I can just slow down to nothing like dad did.

Saved some, should get about 70,000 a year from teachers retirement. Wifey has her 401, she will get max social security. I will get some social security too. Should be ok.

Be aware that you will have to pay some income tax on Social Security. It is calculated on how much other income that you have. I am currently paying back 25% of the amount that is deposited in my bank account. Got to penalize the ones that looked out for themselves. miles