Romanticizing Retirement

It's seems just like yesterday, when I was content on eating cat food. Okay, a bit farther back it was April 1st. 360 payment (30 years x 12 months) of $89.30 to live on was going to be hard, but I made my bed.

Getting old sucks!

We didn't contribute to retirement accounts in April. I made this executive decision, when plotting the rest of our annual bills. I just would rather insure that all of them that are due before September end are covered without financing.

I really don't think that is too much to ask.

This month though, it may have been a wrong decision, but I contributed a bit. Why can't I stay on a path. I swear at some point in my life, I was fed those Mexican Jumping Beans. I'm bouncing all over the place.

With a bit of guilt resting on my mind, I thought I would do that quick calculation again. Just for fun. This is fun - Right?

And folks, our standard of living in retirement is going up (with out growth & without inflation considered). Taking our current cash investments (not savings or checking) our new monthly income will be $97.99 per month.

This means we may be enjoying a little coffee with our cat food. Well, if we make it ourselves. With a cheap brand. And limit ourselves to a cup a day. :-)