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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]how does a retired couple eat $2K worth of food in a month?

I think you'll be putting on the pounds quickly.  [/quote]

Maybe some of these posters are assuming a retired lifestyle where they are fat and happy for 8 years and then disabled with skyrocketing medical costs and low quality of living for the rest of their lives? Or maybe you think you can shave 10 years off your life with this behavior, and thus afford to live more extravagantly in your 60s?

I was just reviewing finances with my parents, who are in their mid-70s and are UMC to UC. Dad still technically works (he owns several businesses and works probably 15 hours a week checking in on them and making major decisions) so their income situation is different than I think most people here are envisioning -- he takes a healthy income from his businesses and they basically don't touch their retirement accounts except for travel.

The eat very well at home, bi-weekly deliveries from Whole Foods with lots of proteins, fresh vegetables, some prepared foods to make life easier. Plus dinners out probably twice a week and then lunch out maybe 3x a week? They are spending around $500/mo on groceries and then maybe another 600-700 on restaurants, the bakery, etc.? And eating very well. I simply do not understand how you get to $2k for two people. Is it alcohol? My dad drinks but my mom doesn't, and realistically my dad should not be having more than one drink a night, tops, but I know he sometimes exceeds that. And I worry about his health.

I don't know how you double their food intake. Personal chef? UMC people don't have that kind of in-home help.[/quote]

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