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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents retired to coastal Maryland and live on 70k/year. They aren’t extravagant at all but they do go out to eat once a week or so, travel twice a year across the country, have excellent medical care. Just in case anyone thinks you need to have 200k in retirement to live a comfortable life. [/quote]

I guess that is not a retirement that I would like.  Certainly could live it if I had to but why would anyone?  Travel more than twice a year for sure.  Do it now not sure why dial back.  Eat out once or twice a week?  I am a cook and love to cook and eat in but that is pretty sucky.  You might end up there but you want the freedom to do more. [/quote]

I think it's easy to imagine what your life would be like in retirement. I'm a different poster, but many of my parents friends don't travel as much because they want to be around their grandkids all the time. If they do it's like once a year or twice if with family. They also often have health issues or just anxieties that come with getting older and stay put more. One of my mom's friends has endless money and feels like all of her grandkids moved on to another area. She complains but she can easily buy a home or condo in their town. Fear keeps her back and I would imagine it would for so many other people. Fear of the unknown and fear of meeting new people and being in a different environment. I feel like I wouldn't be that way but it's easy for me to say that now when I'm super healthy, fit, no real fears, comfortable in many different environments. In 30 years I have no idea what I'd be like. [/quote]

Depends.  I don't know anyone whose kids live in the DMV.  They travel several times a month either long drive or fly to see kids and grandkids.[/quote]

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