USGrant1962
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
AS a tangent to the "food and grog" thread, I just came across this article summarizing average retire household spending. It is a little more accessible than the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey (well, a lot more accessible).
https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...hat-does-an-average-retirement-cost/35455427/
https://www.bls.gov/cex/
An average U.S.A retiree household (run by someone 65+) spends $3,800 per month - which I believe is pretty much in line with the median household income in the U.S.A.
Interesting tidbits:
Food = $483/month, don't know if this includes grog.
Health Care = $499/month, it will be nice when Medicare kicks in!
Entertainment = $197/month, if this includes vacay I'm like 10X this.
I suspect this group is frequently higher than the numbers in the article, and the ones still in pre-65 ER (as opposed to what do we call it? Full R?) might have a different spending profile.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...hat-does-an-average-retirement-cost/35455427/
https://www.bls.gov/cex/
An average U.S.A retiree household (run by someone 65+) spends $3,800 per month - which I believe is pretty much in line with the median household income in the U.S.A.
Interesting tidbits:
Food = $483/month, don't know if this includes grog.
Health Care = $499/month, it will be nice when Medicare kicks in!
Entertainment = $197/month, if this includes vacay I'm like 10X this.
I suspect this group is frequently higher than the numbers in the article, and the ones still in pre-65 ER (as opposed to what do we call it? Full R?) might have a different spending profile.