Will I live till 85?
Do I want to live to 85 and beyond?
That's a 6 million dollar question for me
or for the general public....
Hmmmm...... we age!
Yes By jove we age,
like it or not..
and age costs!
Not just the dentures, nor the cataract operations and all the ills associated with being old and senile or aged and active
And the government is doing
something about us living on
way beyond the average age of what? 77?
Good on them!
Does it matter
if we put aside a small sum
that in the end we might never
get to use?
What if we did manage to
live up to 85?
What are we going to do?
Check ourselves into
a home for the destitute
because we ran out of money?
For everyone who has qualms
about putting money aside
for the golden years
Please remember
it could be you
or your loved ones.
I advocate saving from young
not just the piggy bank kind of saving
but monthly regular savings.
Get used to putting
Some money aside
before you even see it
and years to come,
even if there is
no interest accumulated
it's a nice little nest egg!
Go on, do the calculation!
Save $20 a month
Every month
for the next 20 years
that's $4,800.
That's before
we talk interest.
Do a few more of these, and hey,
you have a little
extra every year!
Nothing to shout about
but nothing
to sniff at either!
Now we can consider
Do I want to live till 85....
With money no issue
Ticker still a-ticking
Butt still a-swaying
Grey cells still a-clicking....
Yeah, it could be taken
into consideration
God willing...
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