• N-E-N@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I feel like a lot of people retire with much much less than “millions”. Might not be a super comfortable retirement but, def doable.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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      My mom ‘retired’ with ‘much much less than “millions”’. She stopped working at 75.

      She lives in a small $2/sqft/mo rental with dodgy power, asbestos in the walls, windows stuck shut, people staggering past the fuse box all night, miner bees in the walls, and shit Internet. It’s a coastal town with no access by roads - just ferries - and minimal services. It’s a half-day to get there, really, or an hour’s flight.

      you may need to experience your version of ‘doable’ before you commit to it.

    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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      Being a homeowner gets you there in a lot of places, it doesn’t matter because you still need a home so you can’t live off it