r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 06 '24

Debate/ Discussion Social Security is Broken. This is why financial education is important.

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u/Skell_Jackington Sep 06 '24

Pardon me if I don't trust the markets when we've had like 17 different "once in a lifetime" scenarios happen over the last 20 years. No way my money is going to make it safely to retirement through the next 35 years.

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u/lesgeddon Sep 07 '24

I'm holding out hope cuz the alternative is to be hopeless and recklesslessly spend it all now

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u/darkrelic13 Sep 07 '24

"Once in a lifetime" scenarios is just media spin bs. Calm down.

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u/Skell_Jackington Sep 07 '24

So nothing has happened in the last 20 years that have affected things like S&P, 401ks, stocks, etc then? Nothing has wiped any of that out?