daylatedollarshort
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We were spending close to $200K a year prior to retirement but have worked to get than down quite a bit by optimizing every expense and trying to continually live better for less. We like to live sustainably and low consumption these days. The less we have to buy from corporations, the less we are subject to inflation and price gouging. Last year we cut our budget by thousands so our personal inflation rate went down instead of up.
My end goal is to make our cars and house all electric, install solar panels, xeriscape outside, indoor food garden, get what we can from charity thrift shops or freecycle type sites, have capsule wardrobes, eat plant based, etc. If I could live well and get the budget to $0 I would, though realistically we will always have some expenses like taxes, Medicare, insurance and groceries.
My end goal is to make our cars and house all electric, install solar panels, xeriscape outside, indoor food garden, get what we can from charity thrift shops or freecycle type sites, have capsule wardrobes, eat plant based, etc. If I could live well and get the budget to $0 I would, though realistically we will always have some expenses like taxes, Medicare, insurance and groceries.