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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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’m not retired and we make a good living but we never eat out more than once a week. It’s wasteful and unhealthy. [/quote]

[b]It is healthy depending on where you go.  Often better than home. [/b] And there is no such thing as wasteful in this context unless you also cooked a meal at home and did not eat it.  Eating out is less wasteful than eating at home.[/quote]

Do tell us. I haven't heard that. I thought it was generally accepted fact that eating out is less healthy than home cooking. Where do you go that serves healthier dishes? [/quote]

I have no idea what the pp was getting at by saying restaurants are healthier. Unless you order nothing but a dry salad at a restaurant, it is very unlikely to be healthier than home cooking from scratch.
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