Comments by "Comm0ut" (@Comm0ut) on "The Toxic Boomer Money Advice You Need To Unlearn" video.

  1. One piece of Silent Generation advice most boomers (the ones who cannot afford to retire) ignored is understanding government jobs are the most generally accessible route to vesting a pension you will actually collect (ignore memes and clickbait). The Silent Generation (they don't call themselves the "Greatest" because they know better than the hype of fools) sought reliable income above all so they often became cops (choose a good location), firefighters, Postal workers (not contractor delivery expendables), Merchant Mariners, government administrators local, state and Federal, and of course joined the armed forces for the career (which is completely different from choosing combat arms then getting expended in constabulary mistakes by senior leadership). Once you vest that income you then have choice of affordable locations to retire so I did...at 47 and debt-free. I'm far from rich but half my income is discretionary because I also chose to be highly self-sufficient. This isn't "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps", far from it. Coldly and pragmatically planning your life doesn't cost a dime. Most people won't buy only you are your problem so choose to handle your business. If that means moving, move. If that means disruptive change, disrupt. Life is war.
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