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12. Well, that's probably going to happen anyway.

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 07:04 PM

Jan 2026

I mean, I'm not exactly a high-roller in the stock market.

My retirement was always going to be very modest.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Jan 2026 OP

WTAF do you expect us to do? Coventina Jan 2026 #1

You shoud retire in poverty and continue to work until death. nt LexVegas Jan 2026 #10

Well, that's probably going to happen anyway. Coventina Jan 2026 #12

All you can do is be prudent with where you put your 401k money tinrobot Jan 2026 #22

Logical falacy. Disaffected Jan 2026 #2

Ridiculous ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #3

Stocks are being inflated just like precious metals bucolic_frolic Jan 2026 #5

Careful with your sanctimony. Fiendish Thingy Jan 2026 #6

this FHRRK Jan 2026 #16

Stop blaming working class people n/t leftstreet Jan 2026 #9

What practical alternatives are you proposing? Torchlight Jan 2026 #11

Look at where and how your money is invested nt berniesandersmittens Jan 2026 #13

Ahh bull hockey. Correlation without causation. yellowcanine Jan 2026 #14

I don't have a 401K SocialDemocrat61 Jan 2026 #15

Having a retirement plan doesn't make me complicit in anything. FascismIsDeath Jan 2026 #17

Our 401ks are just a thing Bettie Jan 2026 #18

This is quite possibly Greg_In_SF Jan 2026 #19

🙄🤪🤡 QueerDuck Jan 2026 #21

Do you pay taxes? fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #24