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Honestly, WHY are Americans so Sensitive? I am an American but have lived in Europe and Canada and the Caribbean for years before retiring in the USA, and there is no race so sensitive to what people say and think than Americans. I do not give a flying crap how people describe me or anything around me. Remember the "Sticks and Stones....." adage. This applies to anything, whether it be "Cheapsville", Race, Color or Creed. Me-Thinks it is a sign of insecurity. There would be far less strife in the USA if people just got over it.
JRR, you need to be careful, LOL, because some Retirement Forum posters will absolutely not stand for any frequent poster to be questioned, criticized, asked to explain why they say what they do - it's like a clique or secret society or 'group think' or an overly developed sense of identification with each frequent poster or group allegiance dynamics.
Yeah, I guess I stepped on some toes with my post. Oh well, I'll take my outrageously over-sensitive soul over to the politics board so that I don't cause any more commotion here.
JRR, you need to be careful, LOL, because some Retirement Forum posters will absolutely not stand for any frequent poster to be questioned, criticized, asked to explain why they say what they do - it's like a clique or secret society or 'group think' or an overly developed sense of identification with each frequent poster or group allegiance dynamics.
I seriously have absolutely no idea what this post means. Cheapsville is not demeaning in any sense. Its a place that is cheap place to live. No more demeaning than expensiveville. The comments had nothing to do with who posted them.
I'm not sure people on these fora harbor any contempt for the poor. I think they are just providing free advice and wisdom the best they can. It's pretty generous in my opinion.
Rep for the uppity Latin plural. "Wisdom" might be a stretch for most of what we read here.
Paraphrasing; Does $250K of savings mean dry or canned dog food in retirement?
$250K in savings along with social security does not mean poverty in retirement. There are some living strictly on social security and getting by. Point being most will do just fine in retirement.
The ones on this forum that say you need millions to retire are more about touting their own wealth than anything else.
people live on whatever they have and make it work . we just got back from Bermuda . it is currently the most expensive place to live in the world .
everyone is happy and manages to live on what they have , there is not even minimum wage laws .
we spoke to an 80 year old woman who baby sits a church . she says she learned to ration herself different foods . she will buy 1 chicken and have it last 5 meals using pieces sparingly each day .
few own cars with gas at 10 bucks . there healthcare is not cheap either yet they all manage . most locals say they would never leave despite the expense of living on an island sitting in the atlantic that has nothing but onions and carrots on it. they don't even have any fresh water , no lakes at all anywhere .
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