Anonymous wrote:Not to state the obvious, but I cannot imagine being 60 years old and still having to save for college and for retirement.

You think you have the money to plan these things to fête yourself, but you kind of just said you actually don’t.

When did you even give birth, in your mid-40s?

For someone who is basically considering planning a small wedding for your birthday at your age, shouldn’t you already have healthy 529s for your children in the background?

If you are still “saving for college and retirement” then you don’t actually have the money you want to say you do for stupid stuff like “yay me” parties.

Anonymous wrote:My 60th birthday is coming up next year and I am trying to figure out how I’d like to mark it.

Could do something fun like host a big party (60-75 guests) in my backyard or at a venue.

Smaller gathering with a few family and friends

Girls’ trip somewhere

DH has also offered a trip to somewhere I’ve never been, in the US or abroad.

I don’t know what I want and I’m not sure how to narrow the choices. I have a summer birthday.

Money is an issue — we have some
Money but not tons to do huge “money is no object” trips and parties. We are saving for college and for retirement.

What did you do? What would you do?