FUEGO
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I was aiming for $40,000 this year and came very close at $39,000.
2014 spending: $34,400
2015 spending: $23,800
I'm trying to spend more when we can find something valuable to spend on, just coming up short We're at a 2.6% withdrawal rate right now and I'm totally comfortable with 3.0-3.25%. And there's the side hustle income that covers most of our spending (haven't actually sold anything from my investment portfolio during retirement - just spending dividends and side hustle $ and still maxing a solo 401k and IRAs).
For our $39,000, we managed to go on three cruises and a 3.5 week road trip through the US and Canada, pay for 9 weeks of lodging in Europe for 2017, buy a new used minivan, buy 2 new laptops, and take care of several plumbing issues. And eat and be merry too of course.
2014 spending: $34,400
2015 spending: $23,800
I'm trying to spend more when we can find something valuable to spend on, just coming up short We're at a 2.6% withdrawal rate right now and I'm totally comfortable with 3.0-3.25%. And there's the side hustle income that covers most of our spending (haven't actually sold anything from my investment portfolio during retirement - just spending dividends and side hustle $ and still maxing a solo 401k and IRAs).
For our $39,000, we managed to go on three cruises and a 3.5 week road trip through the US and Canada, pay for 9 weeks of lodging in Europe for 2017, buy a new used minivan, buy 2 new laptops, and take care of several plumbing issues. And eat and be merry too of course.