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Originally Posted by Rochard
I see these commercials trying to scare me into saving money for retirement and some say you need $1 million in the bank to live until eight-five or some such non sense.
Looking at my in-laws, they are both in their seventies, their house is paid off, their cars are paid off, and they have no credit card debt. They have $100k cash in the bank, a few investments, have more or less no bills other than the regular power and utilities. They live off of social security, have few needs, and seem to have a positive cash flow every month.
Did I miss something?
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I guess it all depends on your pension or whatever you call it in the US. 100k with no money coming in is definitely not enough. 100k with 75k a year in pension is another story.
It comes down to lifestyle. Imo for most people 1million in the bank is nowhere near enough.