9 SIGNS You’re Secretly A RICH Retiree (Even if you don't feel like it)

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  @EvenBetterRetirement · 6 months ago · pinned

  My answers:<br>1. Ice in your veins as an investor - Yes<br>2. Budget Flexibility - Yes<br>3. Debt free home - No <br>4. Taxable brokerage account - Yes<br>5. Healthcare options before age 65 - I have access to VA benefits, but my spouse does not<br>6. Mastering lifestyle creep - Not sure, we still have six kids at home<br>7. Above-average Social Security or a pension - Yes to Social Security, no to pension<br>8. Investment agnostic - Yes<br>9. You don’t check your investment accounts every day - Yes <br><br>How about you?

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• DO

  @dougb.2627 · 6 months ago

  I check my portfolio when it&apos;s up and my weight when it&apos;s down. Like everyone.

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  @tommartin7439 · 6 months ago

  I check my retirement and bank accounts EVERY DAY, but only for fraud activity. &nbsp;Don&apos;t sweat the variations due to the market at all.

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  @MeetJoeBlack55 · 11 days ago

  I live in a van, down by the river ..... so I got the &apos;paid off house&apos; covered ..... LOL

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• VE

  @Velocentric · 5 months ago

  Listened to this while checking my Fidelity account. LOL

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• VI

  @vistahawk1688 · 11 days ago

  spend less than you make has always been my goal and it has served us well.

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  @jeffmueller9422 · 5 months ago

  Yes for 1-8, but cannot resist checking my investments daily!!

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  @83gt17 · 6 months ago

  Checking my accounts daily, even when they drop, makes me feel better.

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  @H2R5GSXR · 6 months ago

  We paid off our small yet comfy home in 1995. Drive old, reliable cars, and take all the vacations we desire. No debt. We retired in 2009 and did the snowbird life for 13 years, now we only own one home and travel cheaply all we want. We have always spent less than we brought home after taxes. Not rich yet happy.

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  @irpain8617 · 5 months ago

  Own our house free and clear as well as the house my son lives in. 2 million in retirement accounts with half in &nbsp;Roth&apos;s. Delayed Social Security till 68 to increase the benefit. Retiree Health Insurance is only $63 per month for us both with only $1600 max out of pocket. Purchased a Long-term Care Insurance in our early 40&apos;s with a 10 year premium rider which because of that is paid in full. The benefit is sufficient to pay assisted living or LTC in full for our lifetime. It even has 2 years of in home care. We have a Revocable Trust as well as Heritage Trusts for our kids. We &nbsp;aren&apos;t rich but we are more importantly &quot;Secure&quot;...!! The sacrifices we made years ago are the rewards we have today.

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  @vinyl1Earthlink · 6 months ago

  Ha! &nbsp; If you are still saving cash as a retiree, when the stock market plummets you can load up on good stocks at a bottom price.

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  @annakim1938 · 1 month ago

  I only have 8 of these, but since I have a high social security and a very high pension, I&apos;m going to consider myself good. 😀 Thank you for this reassurance.

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