A senior family member started their retirement with about ~$300k roughly 15years back, and has relied on OAS and CPP as well, and same with their spouse, and live in a paid-for house. They're careful with their money and don't live like a pauper and have slowly used some of their capital (they're down about 1/3 from starting point). They seem to be doing quite well and, until Covid, had travelled 1-2x yearly domestically, maybe internationally every 2-4yrs, and have a decent standard of living but certainly have to watch their expenditures. Overall they seem to be slightly above "normal" and within the realm of what most people should be happy with.
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