Still Saving after all these years!
October 5th, 2024 at 04:54 amWell, I am retired a while now. I work part time and I still find myself saving. I have been told that many people who get their nest egg together have difficulty switching from saving and getting out of debt to spending that nest egg in retirement.
I know how to save and be frugal but now that I have arrived at my goal I just don't know how tp spend money. I am obsessed with saving and investing. I think my wife considers me nuts. My Subaru is 13 years old and I am going to ride it till the wheels fall off. Great purchase, that car!
I rarely spend money on clothes. I like reading books and watching Youtube videos. I do a lot of volunteering these days. All in all I am content. I still serch for bargains and sales at the grocery stores. I love using the local library.
I am very concerned about prescription drug prices. Some of the medicines my wife and I need are off the wall. We use Good Rx quite a bit. The Mrs. and I have bought our plots at the cemetary. We hopefully won't be using them any time soon.
I am starting to divest myself of many of my possessions. It is amazing how much clutter we collect over our lifetime. My advice to younger folks is to be minimalist. Buy quality not quantity and really think before you buy, Clutter really becomes a hassle over time! I guess that is it for now. I will stop by again as things progress in retirement!
Keep saving folks!