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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a childless widow in my 50s, and am piling up the dough so that a) I can afford a good continuing care-type setup when the time comes and b) I have a better chance of at least one of my nieces or nephews (who are all good kids) keeping an eye on me with the notion that they might be rewarded for their good deeds. Seriously, though, I'm on depression and anti-anxiety meds mainly to stop thinking about what my old lady life will be like. I try to make myself feel better that since 10 years ago none of us could have predicted the world we're living in now, how can I imagine what growing old will be like 20 or 30 years from now? Or maybe I'll croak in a skydiving accident. Best thing I can do is be sure I am financially set to weather whatever, which is what gives me a leg up on 99% of the rest of the people in my situation. But if the only reason I would have had kids was to have someone to look after me, that would have sucked. [/quote]
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