02-16-2022, 06:19 AM
Update:
Now that I've been retired for a bit, my day-to-day living expenses are down by about 15-20% compared to when I was working. These are things like groceries, gas for the vehicles, eating out, buying a pack of gum at Speedway, etc. I got my cc statement earlier this week and that's twice in a row it's been that way.
This does NOT mean my overall spending is down. Health care - automatic account withdrawal - already more than makes up for it. And I'll be traveling once spring gets here. But even though I used to bring lunch to work, evidently the "unseen costs" of employment were more than I thought.
Now that I've been retired for a bit, my day-to-day living expenses are down by about 15-20% compared to when I was working. These are things like groceries, gas for the vehicles, eating out, buying a pack of gum at Speedway, etc. I got my cc statement earlier this week and that's twice in a row it's been that way.
This does NOT mean my overall spending is down. Health care - automatic account withdrawal - already more than makes up for it. And I'll be traveling once spring gets here. But even though I used to bring lunch to work, evidently the "unseen costs" of employment were more than I thought.