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How much to live on

scottish_lassy · 2021-01-01 12:44:22

How much do you expect you will require to live on each month when you are retired? ie no mortgage, no commute to work BUT maybe higher heating, hobby costs. I'm getting to the stage where I'm realising that I don't need to be super rich to retire and will only really require living costs but I don't know how much I should…

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Organgrinder Posts: 926 Forumite

8 March at 11:33AM

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81910820#Comment_81910820

It's a game changer paying off the mortgage.
Though according to the credit score apps my "rating" has plummeted, yet the offers for new cards and loans have come flooding in.
Just goes to show how meaningless these scores are!

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