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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in retirement, my spouse and I were very frugal and often cheap and we have $Ms saved - in both retirement accounts and outside.  And now after 30+ years, we can't bring ourselves to spend.

Yes we can leave money to the kids (and we funded college and contributed to weddings and down payments.)  Kids are all successful and doing well.  One of the kids mentioned they pay for service to come clean their dog's poop out of their yard.  My spouse was all "I'm not leaving money to them so they can waste it."   And I was like "hmmm, they live a busy life with kids, two working parents and if this makes life easier good for them."

This started a whole (on-going) conversation about what to do with our money.  I ran across the quote: "Don't let your death be the most generous thing you do".  I am making an attempt to spend on "experiences" - more like a manicure or nicer meal but also travel.  But I still have to bargain shop and am constantly thinking "I shouldn't really spend this money."

Long way of saying - I hope you figure this out younger rather than older, bc it doesn't get any easier/better.  [/quote]

How old are you?

My mom has always been this way, and now, when she is almost 80, the spending got super easy because it’s necessary.  She is extremely happy she didn’t “figure this out” when younger because now she’s got this pile of FU money that allows her to continue to live her life the way she used to, but with some adjustments.  For example, she still goes places, but now she’s gets an Uber.  She has a cleaning lady, she has a guy who comes in for minor repairs, and so on with many things she used to do herself. [/quote]

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