Calvin, Let’s Have a Talk

I feel like there are a few things you’re not getting.

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This morning I woke up early, as I usually do, and picked up my phone from my bedside table. It’s kind of a ritual. I turn on my phone, take it off night-time mode and check the weather.

Something was different this morning. Something told me to click on the Medium app first. I’m glad I did. I saw this amazing article from Jessica Wildfire:

You Shouldn’t Have to Risk Everything for a Little Financial Security

Jessica explains, very brilliantly IMHO, that Americans today are in a financial bind because they can’t save money, they can’t buy or pay off a house, they don’t have healthcare, and, therefore, they can’t invest in the stock market like previous generations could. It is now virtually impossible for the average American to save for retirement. People are basically screwed financially, and growing older under these conditions is, let’s say, a little problematic.

I thought what she says in this article was pretty uncontroversial and that she brilliantly summed up the dilemma of the average American today who lives paycheck to paycheck in…