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Old 03-27-2020, 10:43am   #7
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Originally Posted by Dan Dlabay View Post
As a kid my dad made me save half of the money I made from my paper route. He also said do not depend on the government or social security. Build your own nest egg. Took his advice and I have been saving part of my paycheck ever since. Now that I am retired I have my nest egg. I miss my dad.
i know how much the .gov says i'll get from social security when i can take it in 5 years. i also know that if i get zero, i'll still be able to pay all my bills. so I treat that future money promise as "beer, bait, and ammo" money. and since i don't drink beer, nor fish, it becomes "ammo" money.
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