Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Future Retirement

Living in the future may become more difficult with Social Security becoming an issue for Baby Boomers and seniors from the earlier generations. What is common today may change as we see in other places in the news. People may get to a point of frustration with problems in the Social Security system as we close in on the baby boomer generation taking Social Security. We have some challenges with social security today and we need to look closely at what can be done to help make retirement affordable. If you read my posts you can see ways to start saving on retirement. It is up to you to look at this as an option, somethings can work and maybe we need to look closer at what can be done by us.

John Kennedy said ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. I go a little further with that saying ask what you can do for yourselves to save our country. We the people need to not let this country get in a state like other countries and that is only possible if we take action now. We need to do things that make sense. We can save money by other means than just putting money away in a bank only to have the bank collapse and we get a big let down. Look at living options for yourself now and save money for the future when things could get worse.

We all have friends and some of them would love to work out some living arrangement that would make it easier for them to live and cut costs. I saw on TV the other day where whole families in a one block area in Arizona are living in the same house to save until the economy gets better. They are sharing expenses to get by.

Seniors could look at this option and save a huge amount of money each month. They would have someone to keep them company, it would be safer, they could have a travel companion, in an emergency they would have help right away and they would save money. Don't get me wrong this is a wonder resort style of living where everything is included in the monthly rent. Dining, entertainment, socializing, rent, utilities and travel. Whats not to like.

We see people in other countries in the streets marching again the government. This is real and it could happen anywhere so we need to help by starting to watch where we can save. If we can save on food, rent, recreation and medical it will help our country stay the strongest country still in the world.

I commonly see people save and recycle all kinds of things to make sure we have a good life for our children and grandchildren, but when it comes to sharing with someone we are far behind any other country. Lets start looking at what can be saved economically by sharing with others. Read my posts and see the ways you can save by sharing with your friends.