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Well, I'm much older and you'd have a ways to go before you might find yourself in a position like mine, but Uncle Sam is standing by to give me money for exist

Well, I'm much older and you'd have a ways to go before you might find yourself in a position like mine, but Uncle Sam is standing by to give me money for existing. But Social Security is not all it's cracked up to be, that wouldn't go far and I've got big disasters to recover from. So I'm working hard to do without over $100K now just so I can collect more later. But inflation's reducing the value of both dollars I'm not even collecting yet, and my paycheck's not rising to nearly make up any difference. It's not very uplifting and I'm not even on a fixed income. I just want to work no matter what, I guess I'm going to have to start a new company to get more out of my own efforts. Sure beats the boredom so many senior citizens get even if they have overflowing retirement funds.

pdimitar 4y ago
Well I am not in the USA but in Eastern Europe. The "money for existing" here would barely cover 2 visits to the grocery store. :D > I guess I'm going to have to start a new company to get more out of my own efforts Same conclusion here, being loyal to companies has gotten me nowhere. I know people for whom it worked but they are not the majority (of my acquaintances at least). > Sure beats the boredom so many senior citizens get even if they have overflowing retirement funds. I'll never be bored. I have things that I wanted to work on ever since I was 16 year old and now at 42 I still haven't taken the time and energy to do them -- I really can't find proper time and when I finally do I am exhausted (but I am working on the health as well which should give me much more bandwidth). If I can be granted a wish it'd be "please let me be as rich as I need to be and please let me be dying of boredom, I'll handle it!". Sympathies for your situation. It's a sad fact that when we get drained of our energy and motivation we actually have to muster even more of them so we can pull through by inventing our own income / business. It's a very bitter irony, one I have grown to gradually accept and not rebel against.

pdimitar 4y ago

Well I am not in the USA but in Eastern Europe. The "money for existing" here would barely cover 2 visits to the grocery store. :D > I guess I'm going to have to start a new company to get more out of my own efforts Same conclusion here, being loyal to companies has gotten me nowhere. I know people for whom it worked but they are not the majority (of my acquaintances at least). > Sure beats the boredom so many senior citizens get even if they have overflowing retirement funds. I'll never be bored. I have things that I wanted to work on ever since I was 16 year old and now at 42 I still haven't taken the time and energy to do them -- I really can't find proper time and when I finally do I am exhausted (but I am working on the health as well which should give me much more bandwidth). If I can be granted a wish it'd be "please let me be as rich as I need to be and please let me be dying of boredom, I'll handle it!". Sympathies for your situation. It's a sad fact that when we get drained of our energy and motivation we actually have to muster even more of them so we can pull through by inventing our own income / business. It's a very bitter irony, one I have grown to gradually accept and not rebel against.