Comments on: Earning $20,000 Equals Half Million Dollar Nest Egg http://www.myretirementblog.com/earning-20000-equals-half-million-dollar-nest-egg.html Retire happy, healthy and wise. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:17:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.myretirementblog.com/earning-20000-equals-half-million-dollar-nest-egg.html/comment-page-1#comment-65785 Tim Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:05:03 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=549#comment-65785 This is an interesting point. Some argue that the demographics of the country do not support the projected ratio of unemployed baby boomers to young workers in 10 years. The crash in the value of assets (largely owned by this group of the population) essentially forces them to continue working for longer, thus offsetting some of the demographic inverted pyramid. This may have just been the mechanism that forces the wheels of the world to continue turning. This is an interesting point. Some argue that the demographics of the country do not support the projected ratio of unemployed baby boomers to young workers in 10 years.

The crash in the value of assets (largely owned by this group of the population) essentially forces them to continue working for longer, thus offsetting some of the demographic inverted pyramid. This may have just been the mechanism that forces the wheels of the world to continue turning.

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]]> By: retirehappy http://www.myretirementblog.com/earning-20000-equals-half-million-dollar-nest-egg.html/comment-page-1#comment-65733 retirehappy Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:41:32 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=549#comment-65733 I don't know the actuarial tables for Social Security so I'm not entirely sure how the increased contributions will affect your benefits. I don’t know the actuarial tables for Social Security so I’m not entirely sure how the increased contributions will affect your benefits.

]]> By: equalknight http://www.myretirementblog.com/earning-20000-equals-half-million-dollar-nest-egg.html/comment-page-1#comment-65729 equalknight Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:14:56 +0000 http://www.myretirementblog.com/?p=549#comment-65729 How will working for a few years at $20K affect your Social Security benefits if say, $20K is 1/3 to 1/4 to 1/5 to 1/6 your normal career salary? How will working for a few years at $20K affect your Social Security benefits if say, $20K is 1/3 to 1/4 to 1/5 to 1/6 your normal career salary?

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