Comments on: Will you spend less in retirement? https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/08/will-you-spend-less-in-retirement/ Life is short. Be intentional. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joe Hearn https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/08/will-you-spend-less-in-retirement/#comment-145 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:06:55 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1275#comment-145 Hi Donna. Thanks for sharing your example. That’s encouraging to the rest of us. It’s a great example of how big of a difference it can make if you’re debt free and have your house paid off.

Joe

]]> By: Donna https://intentionalretirement.com/2012/08/will-you-spend-less-in-retirement/#comment-144 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:20:27 +0000 http://intentionalretirement.com/?p=1275#comment-144 After my husband died I retired at 50. I was the bread winner but most of my income was spent on the family and getting and being in the work force. I went back to work after 3 months but on a part time basis out of boredom. Then at age 61, I retired fully. This time I am really retired (for now) and have been for 2 years. If I was not paying my sons school loans because he can not find work and supporting him while he lives with me, I could live on 63% or less of what I made while working. I am debt free, own my own house, and have always been frugal. So yes, it is possible to live on a lot less and be very happy.

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