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youbet · 04-29-2007, 09:15 PM

We're defininitely spending more post retirement.

Example: just got back from a three day weekend with college chums and their wives. Accomodations, dinners out, etc., cost a few hundred bux, but well worth it! We had a ball!

When working, this would have been just another weekend of mowing the grass, doing other household chores and doing spreadsheets proving to myself that we're LBYM.

One of the discussions topics at dinner Saturday night was the possibility of having the annual reunion in Hawaii next year. Sounds great! And why not? These are the types of activities we planned for RE and are currently enjoying.

You CAN live on less when retired, but do you WANT to? For us, more time = more fun! But, everyone do things the way they are comfortable.

04-29-2007, 09:15 PM	#9
youbet Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,315	We're defininitely spending more post retirement. Example: just got back from a three day weekend with college chums and their wives. Accomodations, dinners out, etc., cost a few hundred bux, but well worth it! We had a ball! When working, this would have been just another weekend of mowing the grass, doing other household chores and doing spreadsheets proving to myself that we're LBYM. One of the discussions topics at dinner Saturday night was the possibility of having the annual reunion in Hawaii next year. Sounds great! And why not? These are the types of activities we planned for RE and are currently enjoying. You CAN live on less when retired, but do you WANT to? For us, more time = more fun! But, everyone do things the way they are comfortable. __________________ DW paddling the Kankakee River........