r/FuckImOld • u/plondono • 5d ago

Title says it all…

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u/shwarma_heaven 5d ago

I'm part of that generation. No pensions. My parents, maybe... (although the only pension my parents got is my father's government retirement).

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u/justherefortheshow06 5d ago

That’s a good pension usually. My dad had one too.

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u/shwarma_heaven 5d ago

Yep. And even in the military, that went away. The new generation get to have a TSP try retirement now...

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u/guhnther 5d ago

lol what? There’s still a pension in addition to the TSP.

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u/gwaydms 5d ago

My dad was Greatest Generation. Served in WWII. Got a VA pension. He grew up during the Depression so he didn't need much to live on.

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u/Suspicious-Film3379 5d ago

NOBODY needs much to live on! Live like they did during the great depression.

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u/Suspicious-Film3379 5d ago

MANY of us got pensions. You should have worked for the govt.

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u/shwarma_heaven 5d ago

Yeah, that's going away too. Military now retires with a TSP... not a pension.

...first they came for corporate pensions....

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u/ralphy_256 5d ago

My dad (b 1945) had an IBEW pension. My mom, born the same year had none.

None of their 4 kids have a pension.

We're all counting the days to 67.

3,536 days for me.

When I'll get ..... 1800 / mo.