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mitch96

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3. Never much thought about my demise until I had to figure out my retirement planning ..

Thu Aug 3, 2023, 09:39 AM

Aug 2023

The counselor at work asked how much money would I need in retirement and that would determine how much to sock away. Ok, how much money per week am I gonna need till I die.TILL I DIE? wait, what? when is that? 70? 80? 90?
Then it hit me.. Death.. when are you gonna die? Shit I don't know. And it's gonna happen.
That's when it hit me.
I think of that classic line by jazz piano player Eubie Blake...
"If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."
He died at 96..

All we have is today, right now. Make the best of it cause it's all we have..
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How to get more comfortable with death [View all] Celerity Aug 2023 OP

I'm 66+ and have been musing about my eventual demise. no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #1

I ain't worried about death. No more "me" makes me sad, but not scared. BUT 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #2

Never much thought about my demise until I had to figure out my retirement planning .. mitch96 Aug 2023 #3

There are many near death videos on YouTube that are comforting. Of course, many here will Karadeniz Aug 2023 #4

I watched those experiences too. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #9

You are truly a spirit enclosed by a temporary body. Karadeniz Aug 2023 #10

I'll keep trying to not die and accept it when it comes. twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #5

"There never was a time when you or I did not exist, anciano Aug 2023 #6

I will never be comfortable with it, and I don't want to be DavidDvorkin Aug 2023 #7

I don't fear mine but I fear it in my loved ones. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #8

Yeah MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #11

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I have one foot in the grave already. stuck in the middle Aug 2023 #14

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