CoachRTM said:
hypeiv said:
My response to the various 'live a little' comments sprinkled into this thread is that:
I have heard a lot of young non-millionaires tell me I should spend more.
I have heard a lot of old non-millionaires tell me they wish they saved more when they were young.
I have never heard an old millionaire tell me he regrets not spending more when he was younger.
So I am not sure where people get the idea that we will regret not spending more money once we are older.
Funny, my experience has mostly been the opposite. Once you hit some point in your 60s-80s (depending on what your body ages like) you just aren't able to do the things you did before.
I have many older family members with plenty of money that regret not getting to experience the things they'll never be able to because they've aged to the point where it's no longer possible..
This resonates with me. My dads lifelong friend since their 20s just retired in 2019 along with my dad. They both bought a class c and had all these plans to see the country (my parents have travelled all over the world, so at aged 68 decided it's time to see more of the USA).
They are both pretty wealthy. My parents are $4-$5 million, friend is the same.
Last February, after years of being healthy, my dads friend out of nowhere developed ALS.
Within 6 months he couldn't walk. Now a year later he can't talk. He will die soon.
It's heartbreaking. You can not take it with you. My dad and friend could have easily retired at aged 60. In fact my dad did for about a year, but was slightly concerned about finances so went back to work for 9 years. I hope he doesn't come to regret it. I don't think he should have, and then his retirement partner is all but gone less than one year into retirement.