Re:Don't Waste the Good Days
by chii on Friday December 31, 2021 @11:39PM
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> focus more of my young years in new experiences and fun
i think there's a happy balance to be had, and that balance is determined by the amount of money you're making _right now_ (rather than future money).
If you're rich already, then you can push for more consumption over investment/work. It's true that you cannot buy youth.
The problem is when people want to live the life they cannot afford (meaning, they're eating into future retirement funds to live the dream life now), and then expect that the state to secure their retirement years.
i think there's a happy balance to be had, and that balance is determined by the amount of money you're making _right now_ (rather than future money).
If you're rich already, then you can push for more consumption over investment/work. It's true that you cannot buy youth.
The problem is when people want to live the life they cannot afford (meaning, they're eating into future retirement funds to live the dream life now), and then expect that the state to secure their retirement years.