Avast, me hearties! More landlubbers claim they be stuck in their toil till kingdom come, arrr!
2023-08-04
Arrr! Methinks a shipload of working landlubbers be sayin' that they'll never be hangin' up their boots! Retirement, a cherished time o' rest, be somethin' many be expectin'. But alas, a wee problem arises - lack o' doubloons in their coffers! In a July poll by Axios and Ipsos, 29 percent o' workers below 55 be sayin', "I won't be retirin'." And why, ye ask? Three-quarters of 'em be sayin'...
In the language of a 17th-century pirate, me hearties, it seems that a fair share of working Americans be doubting if they'll ever find themselves in the sweet embrace of retirement! Arrr! Aye, retirement be a time-honored stage of life, me mateys, a time when ye can relax, count yer doubloons, and enjoy the fruits of yer plunder. But alas, to reach this blissful state, one must have a treasure trove of savings tucked away, and it seems that many landlubbers be fearing they haven't got enough.Just this July, in a joint poll conducted by Axios and Ipsos, 29 percent of workers under the ripe age of 55 answered a query about retirement with a resounding, "I don't believe I'll ever retire, matey!" Shiver me timbers! And when asked why not, a staggering three-quarters of these scallywags cited a lack of financial booty. Aye, they be feeling the pinch in their purses, me hearties.
But let's not get too glum, me hearties! There be some silver lining to this dark cloud. The same poll revealed that a vast majority of these landlubbers be willing to work past the age of 65 if it meant they could keep their ship afloat. Arrr! They be a determined lot, these workers, ready to hoist the sails and continue their quest for riches.
So fear not, me mateys! Retirement may be slipping away like a ghostly ship on the horizon, but there be hope yet. Whether ye be a young whippersnapper or a seasoned old salt, ye can still chart a course to a comfortable retirement. Start saving yer pieces of eight as soon as ye can, me hearties, and remember that the real treasure lies not in doubloons but in the memories ye make along the way. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!