User blog comment:Gideoncrawle/4th Wikiversary: End of an Era/@comment-3483396-20140209070139/@comment-1874924-20140210065634

If it makes you feel better, Dawn is one of my ROTI favorites too; so while she may be somewhat different than in canon, you can count on my interpretation being respectful.

As for my retirement finances, I've made my plans based on the premise that I'll never see a dime from Social Security, so anything I do get will be a bonus. While I'm sure the program will still exist in some form when I reach normal retirement age, I figure that the goverment will find some way to means-test away all my benefits. We have no kids, and we paid off our mortgage years ago, so we really don't need all that much money to live comfortably. As I noted, a 3-day work week provides enough to support our current lifestyle and even allows us to continue saving a decent percentage; so when I asked myself, "What's my time worth?", my answer was "More than I make", at least for two days per week.