Post retirement, how much is enough, why wait to draw?

[crondanet5]

Don't chase a rich lifestyle or you'll go broke. Live comfortably. Look for ways to improve your life and keep seeking out doctors who test the edges of your wellness. I for one cannot understand how people are duped into replacing cars as frequently as they do, and then leave them out in the weather to rot. I also cannot understand why people think going on cruises is such fun when the cabin is so small and the cruise line wants you to gamble away all your money and drink 6 bottles of liquor a day. And why don't people improve their living space to make it a go to place rather than a travel away from place. One thing I've done is replace all my windows with triple pane double argon filled windows. And how about central air conditioning? The quietness of my dwelling place is wonderful. But I digress. You have found a "hobby" that gives you joy. That's good. Now here is another thing you might consider pursuing: successfully passing on to your children the things that have made your life happy and rewarding. I've mentioned Warren Buffett's putting his 3 kids in charge of nonprofit organizations with lots of money so they learned how to interpret the pitches the beggars use trying to get money from that nonprofit. These are your kids. How you nurture them instead of putting them down is critical. I'm proud of my kids, although I would like to see 2 of them get their Masters degree. It was such a pleasure to see the other 2 blossom intellectually the deeper they went into their Masters program. And the greater the academic degree the greater the level of the conversation. Work on it.