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Thursday, April 28
I don't see it either

I had an appointment today with the representative from the retirement fund company here at MMC. We were going over my contributions and current status of my account. She tapped a few numbers into her computer.

Me: "Don't forget, I'm married to a teacher, I'll be working the rest of my life and maybe after that. I will be the 90 year old lady in Sam's Club offering you cream puff samples.
Busy Financial Lady: "My mother does that."
Me: "And, I'm sure she is really good at it. I LOVE cream puffs. I would SO buy some from her every time I saw her."
Busy Financial Lady: "Last time we met, we talked about you retiring at age 65."
Me: "OK."
Busy Financial Lady: "I don't see that happening."

11:18 AM | Comments (15) |



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I'll be the guy they find dead at his desk.....clutching the last payment coupon of the mortgage while looking at the last check I wrote for college tuition.

Posted by: Genuine | April 28, 2005 11:24 AM

Oh that just sucks. Yeah, I'm so not planning ahead.

I don't even want to think about it.

Posted by: sleepingmommy | April 28, 2005 11:47 AM

Ouch!

Posted by: Toni | April 28, 2005 12:08 PM

Next time try this: "So, if I don't make retirement plans, you're like...out of a job, right?"

Posted by: Paul | April 28, 2005 12:20 PM

Financial Lady: 2wo minutes for roughing!

Posted by: Curator | April 28, 2005 12:52 PM

ouch!!! That was just cold!

Posted by: meeta | April 28, 2005 1:51 PM

I used to know a guy who would take his wife (who had very bad vision) to the wholesale club on the weekends. He'd tell her they were going to Luby's.

Posted by: ben | April 28, 2005 1:57 PM

That's so WRONG!

Posted by: Pixie | April 28, 2005 1:57 PM

Hey! You have THREE kids to take care of you when you get older. Why are you saving now?! ;)

Posted by: Anna | April 28, 2005 2:05 PM

Yeah, well she's only retiring because she takes a cut out of her mother's paycheck from Sam's.

Posted by: Bluegrass Mama | April 28, 2005 2:50 PM

Sounds to me like she isn't the best person to be giving this sort of guidance if she couldn't even help her MOTHER, fercryinoutloud!

But what do I know? "Retirement" sounds like a band name to me: "Holly and the Retirements". Feel free to use it.

Posted by: HollyRhea | April 28, 2005 3:02 PM

What's retirement?

-G

Posted by: Garrison Steelle | April 28, 2005 9:49 PM

Don't see it here either..I'll just plan on meeting you at Sams.....

Posted by: Zoots Mom | April 29, 2005 6:25 AM

I've been planning for my retirement for over 15 years. I'll probably get to retire by the time I'm 75 or so, but things will be tight.

Posted by: BillH | April 29, 2005 5:04 PM

I just ran the retirement calculator on our company's 401(k) website last week. It said I can retire at 65, but only if my husband keeps working until he's 74 and then dies, so I don't have his expenses anymore.

Of course, right now he's a SAHD, so hopefully he won't still be doing *that* job in 36 years.

Posted by: Amy | May 2, 2005 12:27 PM