For what it’s worth, I’m planning on retiring the day before I turn 100.
I turn 100 on a Saturday and so if I want a retirement party, I need to retire on a weekday. That way, I get two parties two days in a row. Yippee!
This brought the obvious (or maybe not so obvious) question from the president of the company: “How long are we going to have to keep paying you after you are dead?”
I don’t trust the site to be remotely accurate, so I’m not worried about what they come up with.
They didn’t ask anything about diet. They didn’t ask anything about heart condition. I never know how to answer exercise questions which are phrased as ‘how often do you work out in a week’, because I don’t “work out” or do any formal exercise program, but get more physical activity most weeks than most people who do, both because of work and because of general lifestyle.
They said I’ve got to 84, which judging by family history is a few years on the low side; but despite that family history I’ve got a genetic heart condition that may well bring my lifespan down. They didn’t ask about that, though.
I want to know is, what is so magical about marriage that it adds 5 or 6 years to my lifespan? Does it have to be in a religious setting or is a civil thing good enough?
God forbid I should contribute to the ‘marriage industry’. Or the ‘divorce industry’ for that matter.
Just thought I’d mention that’s exactly the number I got. I was honest in my responses, including things like: Exercise? No. Drinking? Like a fish! I was surprised at the high number. I assume that all the alcohol I consume compensates for the lack of exercise!
My dad probably lived 5 or 6 years longer than he would have just because mom took care of him and made sure he ate right and took his diabetic meds. She is 91 now and I can’t figure out if taking care of him helped her live longer as he has been gone for 20 years now.
Something like the old joke:
Doctor: I’m afraid the disease is terminal.
Patient: Terminal!? How long have I got to live, doc?
Doctor: Ten
Patient: Ten? Ten what?
Doctor: Nine
I agree. I’d like one of those annuity sales people to explain to me why I’m statistically better off giving them a large amount of capital and subsidizing their operations and profits compared to managing it myself. Plus, it also allows me access to capital in the event of a financial emergency. I don’t think those results are totally fudged, I think it’s more like there are some unjustifiably optimistic assumptions behind the scenes.
89 (with 75% line at 81), so a little over 3 decades left. Biggest boost for me would be weight loss, probably. I’m currently ~250lb, but I walk 25-30 miles/week, plus a little weightlifting, so I get a lot of exercise, relatively speaking.
My parents are still alive at 86 and 78, and I had 3 grandparents live to 80+, with one making it to 89 and another to 92. The one who didn’t live long was a heavy smoker and died of pancreatic cancer at age 48. I’m already a decade past that age. So living until my late 80s doesn’t seem out of line.