patman said:
Why plan for the future when you can spend money today! Lol
I try to float the median line I can best describe as planning for the future, but not overplanning. I work with some people that put 20%+ of their check into their 401k, smoke cigarettes, fat, unhealthy mf'rs may not live to be 60 to even see that money!
My partner is 67, still works and hasn't cashed his 401k out yet, and he has been here like 24 years.
The guy that came down and bought my rock crawler from Minnesota was either 67 or 68, retired and living it up, but he has also had 2 types of cancer before then, and last time I talked to him last year, he said he gained another form of cancer. His advice was to plan for the future, but don't forget to live while you are young. Everyone's outlook and opinions will differ, but I'd rather make use of my money and enjoy the **** out of it while I am young and able instead of waiting to be that old man that has to use a cane to get into his shiny new Z06 Vette.
And as liberal as this damn country seems to be, with more and more handouts and welfare programs each year, it's hard for me to imagine a day where social security was done away with, or at least done away with and not replaced with a similar program. I definitely do not want to die a rich man. I want to enjoy the money I earn to it's fullest while still planning just enough for a secure future.
Sorry for the derail. The hardline way. Lol