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Do all my financial projections to age 95. After that, I don't care.
Me too.
My parents lived into their 80's, so I figure to age plus up to 10 more years. That's not saying I'll be out of money at 95. It just shows the funds should last at least to there.
My wife planned to die before age 55, about the age her mother died. She missed that date last year and will have to come up with a new plan.
The genetics in my family (and my mom has 10 siblings) indicate I will most likely live til at least my mid 80s. That is why I don't plan on ever fully retiring. Those are a lot of years ahead to plan for so I don't end up in a tent, eating cat food.
I have picked out a very cozy cave, however, if my plans don't work. It was excavated by settlers ca. 1760 - used as temporary housing and then later, used as a root cellar. It has a spring nearby. You just never know what is down the road, so to speak . . . :-)
With all this talk of planning, and given family and personal history, just how long do you think you'll likely live?
With apologies for my fumbly-fingered subject.
As far as I can ascertain, men in my family live, on average, to age 71. That gives me another six years. I intend to beat it, at least by a few years.
I don't think I want to even hazard a guess on this one. I could keel over tomorrow! I do come from two families that have a history of longevity. In my family they either die young and tragic or old and worn out. All my aunt's died in their 80s, my dad at 84 but he had a lifelong history of disabilities that didn't help. His parents were both 91 and one of his grandmother's was 104. My maternal grandparents died in their 80s also but I think it they hadn't had problems with obesity, heart etc. they'd have lived longer. I could probably live into my late 80s/early 90s but admit I DO smoke which probably will play a part. My grandad smoked his entire life and died at 91. My grandmother never did and also died at 91. So, who knows?
I went to a recital put on by the kids ballet school at an upscale nursing home. When we arrived, there were a dozen or so 85-95 year olds in wheel chairs pushed into the recital hall to watch the show. I don't think they saw a thing. They were all near comatose with tubes and bags and the like and it was very sad. Can I just pass in the night before that happens?
That is soooo sad. I don't EVER want to be like that.
I want to go like my grandad did. Sat down in his rocking chair after lunch to take a nap and went to sleep...permanently. My mom found him and told my grandma he was "gone". She had seen him 'asleep' but didn't know he had died!
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You'll just have to make a final trip - to Sweden.
In the USA just come to Oregon (Washington is legal too, but much harder to find Drs to prescribe.) Oregon is EZ'r, but BE SURE to write Trust / Will in WA (no income tax). And OR has a State specific HealthCare Directive.
Today is my 70th birthday. My father died at 70, mother at 62, and brother at 53. For me, each day from here is a gift.
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