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Chris Adam

The Average Middle-Class Retirement Budget at Age 70 vs. 80

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Here’s a heads-up about calculating your budget after your working years: Most retirement plans assume you’ll need the same income at 80 that you needed at 70.

That’s according to Andrew Lokenauth, founder of the blog Fluent in Finance, who said this leads to two problems — overspending in early retirement or hoarding money you never use. He noted both outcomes “stink.”

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