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"I'm a 73 yr old semi-retired lawyer (90% retired, work is very low stress), earn $55,000/yr. but could retire 100% at any time). Best not to include this income in any financial planning. Wife is 71, retired. Our finances:
Taxable and bank $1,650,000. LTCG in stock funds total ~ $800,000
my tIRA - $1,870,000 start RMDs this year
Roth IRAs - Mine - $1,855,000, Wife - $690,000
Inherited IRA (wife) - $20,000
HSA - 140,000
Vanguard/TransAmerica variable annuity - $530,000
Residence: $1.2MM, no mortgage
TOTAL: $7MM+
No mortgage or other debt
Our social security (mine and wife annualized): $75,000 yr.

I have a very good LTC policy, wife does not have one. Our annual expenses for the last three years have averaged $250,000, including taxes. A big part of that, around 20% or $50,000, has been travel, something that will not last forever, and that we have plurged on post-COVID. That said, a conservative "spend target" is $250,000/yr., including taxes ($50,000/yr). We have one daughter, age 30. She is in a low-earn profession, and we'd like to leave her $3-4MM, after Massachusetts estate taxes. A rule of thumb for Massachusetts estate taxes is 10%. As we moved further into retirement, my perception of these assets has changed. If our spend from assets is $175K ($250K - $75,000 social security), our taxable account +tIRA +HSA total ~$3.6MM, which is sufficient for 20 years spending (ignoring inflation). That takes us both into our early 90s. These accounts are worldwide 60/40 Vanguard mutual funds, and with even subpar growth should carry us into our mid-90s. My working assumption is 5%/yr. If we end up selling our house and moving to assisted living of some sort, that's another 5-6 years of living expenses. That leaves for our daughter (or ourselves if we need it):
- The Roth IRA, which we can draw from as necessary to hold down our tax rate. I'm hoping to grow this to $3MM
- the VA, which she can annuitize. We bought this in the mid-'90s, so the interest rate tables are favorable. Do you think we are thinking about this correctly? I swing between thinking that we are underspending to thinking that we are overspending. Your thoughts and advice would be appreciated. - Boston"

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