Downsizing is when you eliminate luxuries and recreations from your life in order to retire.
We work for 30-40 years of our life, sacrificing and saving, just to be forced to downsize in retirement. Why would you accept that? Aren’t these supposed to be your Golden Years? The financial world has somehow convinced society that downsizing is an essential and required part of retirement. You are told to build a nest-egg and when you are ready to retire, spend a very low amount per year because of the 4% Rule, and be content with what you get.
Let’s say you are making a $100,000 a year. If you saved $10000 a year for 30 years in a 401k, you would have around $1,000,000 in your retirement account. You are rich, right? WORNG! This nest-egg would produce around $35,000 a year in income, after taxes, plus social security of around $20,000, or a retirement income of $55,000 a year. A 45% downsize in retirement! They tell you not to worry, you will have a smaller house, smaller car, kids will be moved out, so downsizing will be ok. But that’s just it… ITS NOT OK! Imagine cutting your income by up to ½… You don’t want to downsize, you’re forced to!
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