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‘Fancy cars hold no appeal’: My wife and I have a 99% chance of outliving our savings. Why don’t we spend it all?

10/29/2026, 9:15:00 AM

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“I’m 68, she’s 74, and we’re both in good health. We married later in life and have no children or close family remaining.”

‘Fancy cars hold no appeal’: My wife and I have a 99% chance of outliving our savings.
Why don’t we spend it all?.
“I’m 68, she’s 74, and we’re both in good health.

“I’m 68, she’s 74, and we’re both in good health. We married later in life and have no children or close family remaining.”

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