Originally Posted by
dmc
My wife and I retired just before we turned 50. Well I was just before and she was a few months later. That was 11 years ago. We are currently spending quite a bit more than I expected. But due to the market gains we could have spent much more.
Health insurance is expensive, around $1,500 a month in after tax dollars. But I knew and planned for that. If I had known that Obamacare was going to happen I would have tried to structure my income to receive a subsidy. But it is pretty difficult for me to get my income down that low.
we could have gone a little earlier, but we were waiting for the kids to get out of college, and my wife had to work long enough for us to stay on her healthcare plan. As long as we paid the full amount.