Does Your Parental Longevity Effect Your Retirement Plans?

[mschrief]

My mother passed at 78. I am 61 now. This definitely was a factor in deciding to retire this year.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

I never fail to be amazed at these threads. According to them:
- Actuarial tables are BS
- We are taking in more toxins than the coal burning, un-sewered, horse and buggy manure stirring, laudinum drinking, blood letting folks of 100 or more years ago
- People in their 50s are less healthy than people in their 70s during George Washington's day
- None of the improvements in food, health, disease management, sanitation, etc, have improved longevity.

Really!? Seriously?

GAHHHH!

I give up .....

[Pyewackette]

I'd have a tough time trying to guess where I'm going to fall on the lifespan scale given that my mother died when she was 60, but my dad, not 'til he was 89.

I'll take it as it comes.

[Schaumburger1]

Originally Posted by Pyewackette

I'd have a tough time trying to guess where I'm going to fall on the lifespan scale given that my mother died when she was 60, but my dad, not 'til he was 89.

I'll take it as it comes.

I am with you this one...my mother passed away at 67, my father at age 86 had a pretty significant stroke 9 months ago but has recovered quite well, he still driving and lives in his own house.

On my mother's side of the family, no one made it past age 73. On my dad's side his parents lived to be 90 and 92. My dad's oldest brother passed away last year at age 95, and his second oldest brother is 94 and has some issues, but is still doing pretty well.

So I think longevity for me is a crap shoot. Would love to be able to work full time until age 67, and then work part time for a few years a week past age 67 just to stay active. No way do I want to be putting in a 40 hour work week when I am past 70.

[NewbieHere]

Who knows and I won't pretend to care. I certainly go on enjoying my life until the day.