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I gotta say I respect this guy a lot.

For a lot of people their ego wouldn't be able to handle the step down in status.

This guy took care of his family and now he's taking care of himself.

That's what I took away as well. I know it's hard to believe when we're young and on top of the world, but the vast majority of us will make some mistakes and will face hardship and loss. I really hope I am able to maintain the positive, constructive attitude that this guy has.

Thank you for saying this. Some in this thread are being critical of the mistakes he made in planning his retirement. That may be, but he's owning it and working his tail off to continue to do what is important to him, namely see his children and remain independent. Much respect.

Ya I don't understand some of the comments in this thread. I didn't read this as a guy that was blindsided. I think there's some conscious choice at work here. He could see what his finances were going to be if gave his savings to his kids for down-payments and he chose to do it.

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