Shoot me down, but...
Does anyone else just feel like pursuing this "comfortable" life for our retirement years just feels a bit futile?
For context, all of us have ageing parents, some of us are lucky enough to have them around still and some of us less so 😞
I have watched as my parents have grown older and are now starting to pay the price for doing so, we all will. As a result of this, the holidays and recreational activities they'd love to pursue now need to be considered a little bit more/are just off the table.
I've watched as their friends have passed on or been ailed by diseases that largely restrict their movements and freedom.
This idea of save, save, invest, invest and one day I'll be able to use it all for the things I really want to do - feels a bit meaningless when clearly so much is out of our control.
How do we balance having a good life now (and no, I'm not talking about just going out and buying a Gucci bag and a LaMarzocco Linea Micra.....but) when we can actually enjoy it, vs waiting and just hoping we're fit and able to do so later.
None of our futures, the way we hope they'll look, are guaranteed. Whether it's because the geopolitical climate is too hot, the earth is too hot, we get too hot, or because a Government of the day decides to shake things up and there goes the best laid plans.
I saw an Equity Mates video where the presenter was "shocked" that she had spoken to 100+ people on the streets RE the Budget and most had just chosen not to bother themselves with tuning in on the Budget. I'm less shocked.
If you're told your bed and house are burning for long enough, you put the water pistol down and Que Sera, Sera.