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Old 03-20-2011, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by princesspat View Post
I am a little obsessed with planning how to be a snowbird in TV. On paper, it looks really do-able. Some people say they spend a lot more in retirement than they thought they would, while others say they don't spend as much without work expenses. I'm wondering, do you think you're spending less or more than you thought you would before you made the leap into TV and retirement? I know this will depend, not looking for specifics....
It might be that you spend just as much in retirement as you did during your working life but the mix will be different. After the basics a lot of your retirement spending will be on items you can cut back on if you have too.