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Originally Posted by Kybosh
I'm definitely not saving as much for retirement as I probably should at the moment, but I'm with rube here. I'll gladly fork out money for "experiences" while I'm still healthy and able, but I'm also a total cheap ass for material possessions. Maybe it's just me, but I've never met anyone who says "I wish I saved more", but my only living grandma routinely speaks of the experiences she wish she had while she was younger.
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This is a huge part of it for me. I don't really care if I own a house, or about having nice furniture. I'll gladly purchased used stuff to fill wherever I live. The only thing I really tend to splurge on is electronics. The only reason I'd like a house as opposed to bachelor or studio suite is so I could own a dog, but that's not really feasible with my current lifestyle anyways. I also don't own a car because I'm perfectly fine with taking public transit and cabbing it on the few occasions I do find myself needing a ride.
I guess the other big thing on my end is not having/wanting kids. Realistically speaking, I could live quite comfortably on $60k/year and still have money for travelling and all of the other stuff I enjoy.