I always try to find ways to blow more dough.
I don't have to try very hard, they seem to present themselves on a regular basis.
I only started to track expenses since 2010 using Quicken. We have always been LYBM, but coming here to this forum I saw that when your means got curtailed in retirement, you needed a better handle on expenses.
My expenses have been running higher than I initially expected, but still lower than what FIRECalc said it could be. I believe that having that upperbound in mind, I permitted myself to spend more on non-essential items, such as home upgrades, my daughter's wedding, travel, etc... So, they are not really surprises.
You beat me to it.
... A few times I had to go on a soft diet briefly, due to tooth extractions prior to implants. It's awful after a day or so. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life eating mushy stuff.
Implants may work out a lot better than dentures in old age. My late FIL's dentures no longer worked for him when he got older. Several dentists said his gums shrunk and nothing could be done. So, he ate soft food for his last few years.
The nursing home would put everything through a blender. Everyday, my wife brought him a specially made home-cooked meal that was soft enough for him to eat. He also had problems swallowing, as most older people do. So, it was more than just not having teeth.
Arghh! Talk about this depressing stuff with old age makes me want to go out and blow more dough, like Robbie does.
Hey Robbie, you need to check out that real Japanese certified Kobe beef, not just American Wagyu-like beef. If it is not available in the US, that's an excuse for you to travel to Japan, and blow even more dough.
I could live on less a month but why ?
People are usually afraid that they may spend too much then run out in their old age. I have been thinking that if that happens, I will find a way to cope.
My problem is that I love to "count" my money, and to see it grow. Looking at that increasing number at the bottom left of my Quicken screen brings a warm and fuzzy feeling to this heart. Any enjoyment obtained from luxuries will be countered by the unpleasantness of seeing that number shrinks.
It's not the fear of running out. It's the sadness of seeing it diminishing.