Nah, I'm well aware of the sums necessary to secure, say, 20 years of retirement at $80,000 a year. I see that "what's your number" ad on TV and laugh at anyone

Nah, I'm well aware of the sums necessary to secure, say, 20 years of retirement at $80,000 a year. I see that "what's your number" ad on TV and laugh at anyone carrying around less than a million. It just seems to me that if you're in a position where failing and being fired nets you half a million in a stainless steel case, retirement is just never going to be a topic of concern ... if you're willing to adopt a middle-class lifestyle, of course.