04-10-2016, 10:28 PM
(04-08-2016, 07:50 AM)Kerim Wrote: During my first few years out of law school, I was making good money, and saving a lot because I had few expenses (though I was paying rent!). And back then you could get 6 percent interest on a savings account! I was doing projections showing me completely financially independent by 45. (And that was before I even discovered DGI.) Then I got married. And bought a house. And had a kid. And then my kid got sick. Now I'm 46 and although I still save and invest, I wonder if I'll ever be able to retire. I applaud anyone who is considering and planning their financial future from a young age, but at 27, you have no f***ing idea what life has in store for you.
Kerim, you and I are basically the same age and let's be honest with ourselves, we still don't have an idea what life has in store for us, lol. In 20 years we're going to look back when we were 45/46 and think my gawd, "What the freak was that all about?" Or any other many different things we can ponder about in a couple of decades.
I think this is an interesting topic; however, I just don't have the time to respond at the moment.