Superannuation Discussion + market volatility

[tgh]

We bought an off the plan unit a few years back , it sits empty eating its head off but it is our insurance policy.
We really love our quiet little chunk of dirt even after 40 years ; sometime however , it will all be too much.
If we have a sudden hiccup in terms of health, we could be out of here in a week.

 

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off the plan unit

While I would quicker than you can drop a hot potato, downsizing to an apartment is not MrsQS thing

Often the problem is one half prefers downsizing to A and the other half something completely different.

 

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Our travel patterns are 1 or 2 O/S trips per year, and only 4-6 flights domestically

Assuming that the AFSA "comfortable retirement" standard equates to a AFF LCC retirement standard. In terms of amount of travel would this be AFF J retirement standard?

 

[tgh]

downsizing to an apartment is not MrsQS thing

..nor mine… however the bitter reality is that time forces change..like it or not…..