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A Retiree Who Spends $60,000 a Year at 66 Will Spend Closer to $45,000 at 80. Most Plans Budget the Same Number for 30 Years and Skip the Trips That Were the Point

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Retirement calculators assume you spend the same amount every year for three decades, but the actual pattern looks nothing like that, and the mismatch quietly costs retirees the experiences they saved for in the first place.