That is a classic case of a hamster inside a turn wheel or in a rat race. If you stop or for some unknown reason something stopped you what you are doing now you to earn you will be in a financial crisis.
Before you be able to retire 100% in the future you have to contend with the present.
Alot of people dream of a retirement lifestyle without doing anything now. Or what they are doing now is disconnected with their future retirement plan.
They are thinking it "will just fix itself" or they will win a lotto in the future.
Like for example now. If you have a house and in debt. And you want to retire in the future at a certain date. Everything you do now will either make it happen or not. How big of a house or debt interest you will pay will affect your future retirement plan.
But alot of people are too oblivious to face that fact and still hope that they will retire without putting in the effort needed.
You are bashing the Kramers without knowing their real financial capability.
Doug has been playing pro basketball for many years, earning Millions annually. He was an Atenean, so hindi siya Poor and may brains din. His wife comes from a middle class background.
In addition to their healthy income, the couple may have some access to family assets you do not know of. Yet you judge and put them down.
When my dad bought our property in the Metro, he had to sell a provincial lot and my Lolo's longtime San Miguel shares. The Kramers could have done the same.
Let us just enjoy the success of others, as we aspire to achieve ours.