SumDay
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2012
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I've never understood this kind of thinking. What you can spend in retirement is a function of what you saved earlier. I just don't see them as separate 'accounts'.
You know, I don't understand it either. I have virtually NO vices. I eat healthy, quit smoking 27 years ago, maybe a few drinks a month. I guess this is my one naughty habit. Not enough to delay our retirement, but I am amazed when I see my Master Card bill each month (which I always pay in full). Perhaps I'll try to scale back 10% each year for the next 5 years I plan to work. I like having goals. Thanks for the impetus.
And by the way, with Amazon Prime you get thousands of free streaming videos to watch on your Kindle. I've just started watching Upstairs Downstairs for free, so there's some squishy cost in all this too.