Retirement is supposed to be a time to relax — but for some, letting go of financial worries is harder than expected. One 64-year-old retiree recently posted on Reddit that she checks her Schwab account five times a day, even though she's confident she has enough money to last. "It's ridiculous and I know it," she wrote. "But I don't seem to be able to resist."
She's not alone. Many retirees find themselves obsessively checking account balances, worried about market dips or the future — even when their financial situation is sound. So what's behind this behavior, and how can retirees break the cycle?
