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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Don't live too long or get sick though, you'll run out of money
That's not how sound retirement planning works.
Yeah, what I'm saying is that you can't really plan for retirement considering you could burn thru millions in medical care during the Medicaid gap., and medical care prices keep increasing
You can get secondary insurance for that. The truth is that the vast majority of retirees who retire intending to live off their investments actually end up dying with more money than they started retirement with.
That feels like that weird issue that Melinda Gates has of not being able to spend her profits from her stocks fast enough.
Money just begets more money.
You know if you have it or not these days.
I said most people. I'm talking people who retire with levels of wealth achievable through ordinary wage and salary work. People retiring with portfolios in the $1-5 million range. And yes, the vast vast majority of these folks die with more money than they start retirement with.