My mother, who is 93, lives simply but comfortably in an assisted-living home. Even though she has ample savings, she is always worried about the state of her finances. I tried to ease her mind by telling her, “I've calculated that, given your expenses, you have enough money for at least the next 16 years.” “That's fine,” Mom replied, “but how will I manage after that?”
我媽媽今年93歲,在一個(gè)老人院過著簡單而又舒服的生活。雖然她有足夠的存款,但是她總是擔(dān)心她的經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況。為了使她放心,我對她說:“我已經(jīng)算過了。根據(jù)你現(xiàn)在的開支,你的錢至少夠用16年。”媽媽回答說:“挺好。但是那以后我怎么辦?”