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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?

‘Fancy cars hold no appeal’: My wife and I have a 99% chance of outliving our savings. Why don’t we spend it all?
MarketWatch Thursday 29 October 2026, 09:15 UTC By Quentin Fottrell 1 min read
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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.”

“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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