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by Peter Thornhill, Motivated Money

Retirement is a time for some serious mental adjustment (amongst other things!).  Following decades of asset accumulation, we are faced with the switch to the initially unfamiliar scenario of income plus wealth maintenance in the best case or, in the worst case, gradual wealth consumption. I find too many potential retirees spend the last few years before retirement agonising over the amount of money they will need when, voluntarily or not, ones working life comes to an end.