The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless
The cost-of-living crisis is so bleak that some Gen Zers genuinely fear becoming homeless
Only around one-third of workers expect to be more financially secure next year than they are now, a new report finds.
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Millennial here. Us, too.
Gen X checking in. What happens when I can no longer work or no one will employ me, but I cannot afford to retire?
Retire? Is that some kind of a car thing?
Ohhh so that’s why I was told I’ll never be able to retire, because I can’t afford a car! Makes sense now
I've been pondering this one myself for awhile. I knew a decade ago that, barring massive financial change, I would never be able to afford to retire. So these are the options:
- Work until I die
- Work until I can't (or nobody will hire me/pay a living wage), live off of savings until I can't, then die
- Stop working, live off of savings until I can't, then die
The first two are the default and just kind of accepted by society as fair and just. The last one, strangely, gets all sorts of pushback, even though the only material difference is 20-30 years of mundane toil to make line go up.
Pretty sure you just die. Of a heart attack. From stress.