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I think the problem is that whether some people jump ship or not, they are still stuffed pension wise, unless they can put over £750 into a fund every month until they retire. So staying put and being unhappy means the stress of it all will probably kill you before you get to pension age. Much better to be happy and broke, even though being broke and retired stinks (I'm thinking about a couple of my mum's friends here).
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The past and future do not exist. It is foolish to live anywhere but the moment you are present in, you can only be happy now. Most of these shared stories are based on "what if I ... ?" and there is no answer because your imagination creates your destiny
There is freedom
waiting for you
on the breezes
of the sky
and you ask
"what if I fall?"
oh but my darling
what if you flyThe problems are deeper, I do find Adam Curtis has a talent for scratching at it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjfoEvsR9w
Don't play along pretending it is real. Whatever you want can be satisfied, for your reality is in your mind, the physical world is your fantasy. It is the most amazing mechanism, go get what you want.
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I don't want to piss on anyone's dreams here, but when I read people saying "i don't have a pension, but..." it worries me. There are only two alternatives to saving for retirement: 1) work until you die; and 2) live solely off state pension, which if you're currently young is likely to be sweet fuck all by time you retire. Obviously, it's pointless working a 40 year career in misery so you can have a comfortable retirement, but it's equally foolish to live in the moment and find yourself in abject poverty in later life.
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