[quote=flyer]I’ve always felt that we should always be living the lives we want to live–retired or not–and if you’ve realistically determined your finances will last for the duration of your lifetime–that gives even more peace of mind.[/quote]

Haha. Lol. LOL. Loooooool.

Was reading AN UPHEAVAL,chekhov short story earlier today. An upper class wife wrongfully accuses her staff of stealing her jewelry. She searches the young governess’ room and this indignity profoundly disturbs the naive governess.

“Mashenka went into her room, and then, for the first time in her life, , it was her lot to experience in all its acuteness the feeling that is so familiar to persons in dependent positions, who eat the bread of the rich and powerful, and cannot speak their minds. There was a search going on in her room.”

Virtually all of us must for years eat crumbs from the rich and powerful. But even the rich in that story are scrambling…

And our kids too.

Fortunately, we have chekhov to help explain life…