General Discussion

I just turned 69. I had intended to work until age 70, but was let go from my last full time permanent job in May '23. After 4 false starts, I decided I'm done. I found an apartment could afford on just my Social Security. I'm filing for bankruptcy to discharge my $60K of credit card debt. I'm selling my car, which is worth $15K and putting the money into savings until I can find a reliable beater.

Baby Boomers are still reaching retirement age at a rate of 10K PER DAY, and will continue to for a few more years. Of course, some continue to work, but many, like myself, are retiring earlier than we wanted.

At the same time, the brilliant Dr. Oz says we need people to get into the workforce earlier (How dare you want to continue your education!) and stay later, as if employers are fighting to hire people like me who have gray hair, are fat and walk with a limp because of arthritis. FUCK THAT!