Create a Post-Retirement Budget
How much you spend in retirement might differ dramatically from what you spent during your working years. That’s why pre-retirees need to create a post-retirement budget, said Emily Guy Birken, personal finance expert and author of “Choose Your Retirement.”
“To do this, you will need to determine your retirement income, including how much you expect to withdraw from your investments and what you expect to receive from Social Security or a pension,” she said. “Going into retirement without a post-retirement budget is a good way to overspend in your early years.”