I read these stories with a certain sense of horror. I am mid-50s professional with what I would call “decent” retirement savings, several times what is being reported for most, and look at retirement with a huge sense of foreboding financially. My wife and I are both cancer survivors, so private insurance is not much of an options unless ACA remains in effect, something I am not willing to bet heavily on. Until she is Medicare eligible, and she is 7 years younger than me, retirement is just not an option. At that point I do anticipate being able to retire, but the idea of relying on what I have saved (not counting on SS either, anticipating Republicans gutting it soon) scares me to death.
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