Shiftless
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So you are retired.
Other than Your investments, which can gain and lose and are still fluid to various degrees and subject to growth and volatility.
Your annuity is a fixed income. Or at least stable to a certain degree.
Your monthly bills????
That being said!
Do you know or feel in the next four years you will be spending more monies or less monies based on the outcome of the 2020 election?
Asking for a friend. (I joke) Actually this was a topic of discussion with some buddies recently. A little skewed due to the fact most are business owners still and or retired. Not a representation across the board, it was just a sampling more of like minded people to be fair about the conversation.
Other than Your investments, which can gain and lose and are still fluid to various degrees and subject to growth and volatility.
Your annuity is a fixed income. Or at least stable to a certain degree.
Your monthly bills????
That being said!
Do you know or feel in the next four years you will be spending more monies or less monies based on the outcome of the 2020 election?
Asking for a friend. (I joke) Actually this was a topic of discussion with some buddies recently. A little skewed due to the fact most are business owners still and or retired. Not a representation across the board, it was just a sampling more of like minded people to be fair about the conversation.
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. My wife and I never had a fight over finances because we are very easily pleased. We enjoy the simple things I couldn’t do the past 39 yrs because of working at UPS like having dinner together at 6:00pm, going to the park and strolling around, going to the gym together, getting to see my nephew‘s boys playing softball, going to the shooting range, reading a book and ect. Nothing exciting yet totally fulfilling. We will probably be able to live on just the pension I get from UPS but if not I have money in 401k, IRA, UPS stock, Vanguard Stocks and bonds, real-estate, 6 figure bank account, gold, silver and social security coming down the road to pull from. I always lived on 60% or even less of the money I made at UPS and banked or invested the remainder for most of the years at work. Yes I could of had all the newest cars the biggest houses and the newest gadgets but at this time most of that would be gone and me and wife would still be working with no end in sight. My lifestyle is not for a lot of people but I’m so glad I lived for the future when I was young because the future came really quick. I’m still pinching myself when I realize I never have to go to work again and I’m only 57 and feel great! Retirement has only been a few weeks as of this date but it is an amazing feeling. My wife still wakes up and looks at me and says “Guess what? You don’t have to go to work today” 
Live for today and in 24 hrs it’s gone, live for the future and then you have a lifetime to live 
