Having Covid last year made me really rethink things. I’m not going to live forever, so I spent quite a bit on a kitchen. No children.I agree. I'm the guy all you folks don't want to be.On Bogleheads, with its at-times fetishization for subsistence level spending amongst millionaires, asking the opposite question will get more interesting answers
I'm retired and essentially living by myself in a far too big house for one person on an acre and a half that I complain about having to keep up. I hesitate to pay someone what I consider too much to do yard work that I am still able to do. Besides, the most enjoyable moments I have are sitting on my golf cart and enjoying a beer or two immediately after I have cut the grass, picked up and burned limbs, etc and looking at the scenery though it is admittedly less than spectacular.
I have far too much stuff that has been accumulated over the years with little desire to rid myself of any of it. I still buy what I want when I want it, but fortunately my wants and needs are relatively modest. I dine in restaurants several times each week.
Barring crazy unexpected medical expenses, my regrets will be not spending enough and leaving my heirs not only what I intended but also some money that I should have spent myself. I have no plans or desire to move to any sort of retirement community--or anywhere else for that matter. I can't think of anything more miserable than prolonging my life when I am unable to enjoy it.
To top it off, I am not nearly in the upper echelons of this community in net worth.
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