tgotch
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Oct 2, 2007
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I see a lot of articles stating retirees living on 60-70% of pre-retirement income. Just curious what the retirees here might be living on?
We appear to be among the few who are spending more than we earned while working. Why:
1) We spend a lot on travel, travel takes time, work absorbs the "travel time".
2) We've given some to the kids as an "early inheritance", mostly free education and down payments on houses.
3) We can afford it, so why not (SWR ~=3%). 4% of our investments is about 40% more than my best year's earnings (if you only count salary and bonus, not options).