• alternategait@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    something something temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

    Honestly though, very few people think through “worst case scenarios” until it’s staring them in the face.

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      4 days ago

      The sad thing? Even millionaires arent safe. Its not unheard of cancer treatments draining life savings of millions in just a few years…

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        3 days ago

        I knew a guy who was a CEO of a health care company in the 90s, and retired a millionaire. Then his wife got sick, and her health care costs drained their savings. She died anyway, and he had to go back to work as a regular old sales guy. That’s where I met him.