Alex in Virginia
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Dec 23, 2012
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Some may think this is a strange problem to have, but it is real and it is getting in my way.
I've got an annual retirement income surplus of $25,000 AFTER taking into account every expense and every contingency I can think of. IMO I have more than ample reserves as well. Although I don't have a lot of things (toys) I want to buy, I do have things I want to DO. But I somehow feel wrong about going ahead and spending the money on them. Same thing with things I DON'T want to do -- I resist paying someone else to do them, even though I financially could.
Yes, I'm cheap and a tightwad, but if I don't spend the money I'll have to give it away in my will. And I'm not up for that.
I see some ways of going ahead, probably by striking some kind of deal with myself. But I would appreciate any feedback, input or tales of lessons learned -- before I end up spending my money on a shrink to get over this.
I've got an annual retirement income surplus of $25,000 AFTER taking into account every expense and every contingency I can think of. IMO I have more than ample reserves as well. Although I don't have a lot of things (toys) I want to buy, I do have things I want to DO. But I somehow feel wrong about going ahead and spending the money on them. Same thing with things I DON'T want to do -- I resist paying someone else to do them, even though I financially could.
Yes, I'm cheap and a tightwad, but if I don't spend the money I'll have to give it away in my will. And I'm not up for that.
I see some ways of going ahead, probably by striking some kind of deal with myself. But I would appreciate any feedback, input or tales of lessons learned -- before I end up spending my money on a shrink to get over this.