by Cassie Howard | Feb 21, 2017 | Making Money |
Don’t you think it’s crazy how so many people are looking forward to retiring? They have no other goals other than to save up a bunch of money, retire and THEN they will start living their dream life. Only THEN will they travel more, relax more, have fun more – But until then, they have to WAIT for that magical day they can look their boss in the eye and say “Later, I’m out!”. This just makes me CRINGE because OMG how can anyone in their right mind EVER give up fighting for a better life? How can anyone just SETTLE with what they have? How can they STOP trying to be, do and have MORE in their life? How can they be content with being comfortable? I just don’t GET IT. I don’t understand those people. When I was growing up, one thing that my parents, my grandparents, everyone who cared about me, would say was – “Save for retirement!” And I would nod my head and say “okay!”, all excited about the thought of never having to work ever again! I remember being excited about the idea that I could sleep all the time, have no responsibilites, do whatever I wanted, and still have money coming in every month. I was SO looking forward to retiring. I couldn’t wait! All of that brainwashing (unintentional, but still the case) had worked on me! I was convinced that retirement was one of the biggest life goals you could set and hit. I started saving, but would then promptly go and spend all of my money, drain my savings, and...
