Retiring before you have a full work pension

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

Proof socialism works! You are a moral person who is not taking advantage of the generous Canadian pension benefits! Good for you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

Proof socialism works! You are a moral person who is not taking advantage of the generous Canadian pension benefits! Good for you!

Sigh... you do you

-np

[Anonymous]

Usually when people opt to retire early before they've earned their full pension it's because of health issues or they want to offer babysitting for their grandchildren or some other good reason. Sometimes they are just fed up and done, done, done with working. They value their freedom more than a higher retirement check.

I've known plenty of people who opted to retire early. It's not that unusual. I don't think I've ever known a person who regretted retiring early. I actually can't think of one person who has ever said that they wished that they had worked longer at their former job. I do know people who retired from one pension earning position and then got another pension earning position doing something completely different (ex: military to police officer or teacher).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

You are glib. A large portion of posters are not from DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

Proof socialism works! You are a moral person who is not taking advantage of the generous Canadian pension benefits! Good for you!

This is not through the govt.
this is a private pension plan. It has nothing to do with the govt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U.S. needs to prosecute corporations for ageism, big time! Anyone over 50 with a pension gets harassed or laid off.

This is happening in schools also. Lots of older teachers are required to do a ton of extra work, resulting into an additional 3-4 hours of paperwork after students have been dismissed. Some teachers work from home until very late at night. Others work on Weekends on location if the school
Is open. It’s not about ageism. It’s about forcing teachers to retire before reaching full pension

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

You are glib. A large portion of posters are not from DC.

But has this person ever even lived in DC? It is just odd that some random Canadian from some place in Canada just happens to hang out on a DC board. Do they own property in the DMV area? Are they from the DMV area? Also super odd that they are bragging about a pension. We don't really have those here in the US so why should we care? This person has to either be a troll or is a super sad person with no friends that they are on this site with no DC ties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

You are glib. A large portion of posters are not from DC.

But has this person ever even lived in DC? It is just odd that some random Canadian from some place in Canada just happens to hang out on a DC board. Do they own property in the DMV area? Are they from the DMV area? Also super odd that they are bragging about a pension. We don't really have those here in the US so why should we care? This person has to either be a troll or is a super sad person with no friends that they are on this site with no DC ties.

I don't see any bragging, maybe you are jealous and interpret it that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

Proof socialism works! You are a moral person who is not taking advantage of the generous Canadian pension benefits! Good for you!

If this is "proof" socialism works, is Venezuela proof it doesn't? I'm confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

Proof socialism works! You are a moral person who is not taking advantage of the generous Canadian pension benefits! Good for you!

If this is "proof" socialism works, is Venezuela proof it doesn't? I'm confused.

Sorry Social democracy....cause elections.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

You are glib. A large portion of posters are not from DC.

But has this person ever even lived in DC? It is just odd that some random Canadian from some place in Canada just happens to hang out on a DC board. Do they own property in the DMV area? Are they from the DMV area? Also super odd that they are bragging about a pension. We don't really have those here in the US so why should we care? This person has to either be a troll or is a super sad person with no friends that they are on this site with no DC ties.

I don’t understand your complaint. OP created this post in 2016 mentioning the Canadian pensioners

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are so blase about having a pension you are out of touch or a troll.

OP here. Maybe I’m out of touch, what do you mean? I have a pension, but even a half pension is great. I don’t need to milk every last dime out of it.

Pls explain.

I am 38 and no one I know my age has a pension unless they hit the jackpot or were career military. I missed the pension benefit for my company by a year. Pensions mean you will be able to retire. By the time I am of retirement age I will have a measly 401k (which has been acknowledged is not enough) and no social security. So yes you are out of touch or a troll. Be grateful for what you have!

Ok, maybe it’s different in Canada but DH works for a bank and has a pension too.
38%of people in Canada have a work pension.

And pension or not, everyone can retire. Save for it!

You live in Canada? You are troll.

Canadians are trolls? I'm a very regular poster.

Why are you posting on a DC site if you don't live in DC? This makes no sense.

You are glib. A large portion of posters are not from DC.

But has this person ever even lived in DC? It is just odd that some random Canadian from some place in Canada just happens to hang out on a DC board. Do they own property in the DMV area? Are they from the DMV area? Also super odd that they are bragging about a pension. We don't really have those here in the US so why should we care? This person has to either be a troll or is a super sad person with no friends that they are on this site with no DC ties.

Silly.
I'm from a little island outside USA and I post here sometimes. I'm quite happy and have a lot of friends, ha ha.