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I think most people would be hard pressed to come up with a mil for 2, so that's only 40k. For 2 people that would not be anywhere close to enough even in the b

by tw8345 2y ago

I think most people would be hard pressed to come up with a mil for 2, so that's only 40k. For 2 people that would not be anywhere close to enough even in the boonies. 120k isnt really that much, assisted living is something like 5-6k here so you need 1.5m to just cover that without other expenses.

grecy 2y ago
I’ve been living on less than $40k a year my entire life. I’ve spent years driving around the world, snowboarding, hiking, camping. I work the least amount possible to make it happen. When my parents were getting close to retirement Dad an I ran the numbers a hundred different ways. I think the experts said they’d need $100k a year, and no matter what we did we couldn’t get it over $60k. Now in retirement it’s less than $50k. I don’t know how people spend so much
- mixmastamyk 2y ago
  Yeah there’s two different subjects here. Retirement vs. nursing home, the second being a lot more expensive. Difference between a high and low cost county is important as well. Own a home, etc.
- nothercastle 2y ago
  40k a year does not even cover cost of basic housing in high cost of living areas.
  - mixmastamyk 2y ago
    People don't retire to such areas, and only would stay if they owned a home bought decades ago.
yzydserd 2y ago
> assisted living is something like 5-6k here so you need 1.5m to just cover that without other expenses. For what it is worth, the average person in the US spends about $7,300 per person over a lifetime on nursing homes. Only 32% spend anything. The 95th percentile is $47,000. The median person spent just a week or so in a nursing home. 5% of the population spend more than 4 years in a nursing home. You seem to have costed 20 years. Possibly I don't understand the nature of 'assisted living'. Source: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1700618114 https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1700618114 How much to save for the potential eventuality comes down to your risk profile and appetite. I'm always intrigued by those who on one hand have a very risk-hungry investing approach yet also have a very risk-averse outlook on end of life care. I have a family member who has been in a nursing home for 4 years. I hope they'll last another 4. Essentially, the person was able to trade in their home for this care, and more. I'd say that's a fairly common transaction.

by tw8345 2y ago

grecy 2y ago

I’ve been living on less than $40k a year my entire life. I’ve spent years driving around the world, snowboarding, hiking, camping. I work the least amount possible to make it happen. When my parents were getting close to retirement Dad an I ran the numbers a hundred different ways. I think the experts said they’d need $100k a year, and no matter what we did we couldn’t get it over $60k. Now in retirement it’s less than $50k. I don’t know how people spend so much

mixmastamyk 2y ago
Yeah there’s two different subjects here. Retirement vs. nursing home, the second being a lot more expensive. Difference between a high and low cost county is important as well. Own a home, etc.
nothercastle 2y ago
40k a year does not even cover cost of basic housing in high cost of living areas.
- mixmastamyk 2y ago
  People don't retire to such areas, and only would stay if they owned a home bought decades ago.

yzydserd 2y ago

> assisted living is something like 5-6k here so you need 1.5m to just cover that without other expenses. For what it is worth, the average person in the US spends about $7,300 per person over a lifetime on nursing homes. Only 32% spend anything. The 95th percentile is $47,000. The median person spent just a week or so in a nursing home. 5% of the population spend more than 4 years in a nursing home. You seem to have costed 20 years. Possibly I don't understand the nature of 'assisted living'. Source: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1700618114 https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1700618114 How much to save for the potential eventuality comes down to your risk profile and appetite. I'm always intrigued by those who on one hand have a very risk-hungry investing approach yet also have a very risk-averse outlook on end of life care. I have a family member who has been in a nursing home for 4 years. I hope they'll last another 4. Essentially, the person was able to trade in their home for this care, and more. I'd say that's a fairly common transaction.