but, but, some people today think the 5th TV is a necessity. Along with a cable package including HBO, Showtime, and God knows what other pay cable channels.
And some people eat out 4 nigghts a week, necessity of life for some.
And you gotta have a new leased car every 2 years.
Of coruse I’m being sarcastic.
You left out, the newest and most expensive smart phone and tablet to go with it. One for each member of the family including the failure to launch ones. The monthly connection charges would feed most retired couples. Heaven for bid using a good cell phone from Trax or Walmart with no monthly charges except what you use.
Since you aren’t working now and not stopping at Starbucks before and after work, you can go there with you new tablet and use their WiFi while sipping on several $5 coffees all afternoon and a couple of sweet deserts.
A two week cruise with a real state room each year.
Taking the grandkids and their parents to Disney World or on that cruise with you.
Adding an a 50 K outside kitchen, ceramic charcoal cooker and a brick pizza oven, that you might use twice in your lifetime. Of course the new kitchen sits on a 30K Redwood deck and granite patio.
The wife redoes her kitchen for 75 k, and doesn’t really cook anymore. If you don’t eat out, you buy take out on the way home from your tiring afternoon at Starbucks.
A new 50K SUV even though the only off road you go on is onto your 25K new driveway with solar lights and special security.
You now belong to a closed gate Country Club with monthly dues over 2K just to belong.
Last but not least your cash charity donations are enough to even document on your yearly IRS form.
Then, you write letters to the editor about the hardships of retirement and how America has gone to hell.