Re: Living Long??

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--- 32824 wrote:

> Hello everyone,

> I'm wondering how everyone plans their future having

> HIV. I started a ROTH IRA about 5 years ago as a way

> of saying that I will need money when I retire at 67

> years old (I'm 42 now). While I do see all the

> realities of having HIV, I also see the glass as

> half full, and I am investing in a future that I

> plan on having. I also bought a new car in 1992, a

> 1993 Toyota, and took on a 6 year loan. Yeah, scary

> to take on a loan like that. The thought was that

> this would give me a 'year' goal to shoot for, and

> living till 2008 seems pretty good to me. My plans

> include paying off CC debt in 2006, and continuing

> to save for the condo that I want to buy after my

> car is paid off (I was going to try and get a house,

> but house prices have skyrocketed from $100,000 to

> $225,000 on average)

> Do most people live for today, or are we planning on

> a long future now? I hope that we're planning on

> living long, happy, and healthy.

> Any comments?

>

>

There are those since having discovered their HIV+

status have being living a reckless lifestyle (live

for today and not tomorrow). For some this is a new

beginning, a new change in life. Having been infected

in 1984 at the age of 19yrs old and discovering my

status in the nineties, I also was waiting for the

Grim Reaper. It didn't happen and time doesn't stop.

Since my personal " Awaking " similar to yours I have

become very independent since knowing that the

government, social organization/non-profits, friends

and family all have their limits and services. My

goal is early retirement hopefully at age 55 or at

lest working for myself. I hate my job. I have travel

and cruised the world, purchased my very own home

recently and planning to payoff a 30yr mortgage in

less than 15. Invested in Stocks,IRA, tax free

government Bonds and tax deferred options as a " DEAD

MAN " .

Conclusion many Kudos to you. " We can wait for a cure

or vaccine, but I chose to live my life now " .

" I am a man not a Number " !

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