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Originally posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Most people can't even afford to raise a family (no joke! I know several people that have admitted this to me!) I know I'd have a hell of a time with it - it's no small factor in my decision not to have children! In terms of the price you pay - financially, in terms of time, in terms of career limitation, etc. it simply is really hard to justify it being "worth it". Very common sentiment among 20-somethings and 30-somethings (even some 40-somethings now). . .
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This is more of a matter of priorities and expectations. It has never been "easy" and it never will be.
As for modern retirement - by the standards of human history - it is a pretty silly concept.
A worthy goal is to retire early, collect free money at 62 and live well into your 80s? Who thought this up? Who really thinks it could work large scale for more than a generation or two?