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退休後仍過度節儉,錢存下卻無法買回逝去的時光

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日本退休夫婦雖積存約6300萬日圓資產,但長期過度節儉導致退休後仍不敢花錢,直到70歲見到老友出國旅行才反思,錢雖存下但無法買回逝去的時光,決定每年固定撥款用於旅行與興趣,強調退休理財需區分存錢時期與花錢時期。

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文章描述日本退休夫婦雖積存約6300萬日圓資產,但因長期節儉習慣,退休後仍不敢花錢,直到見到老友出國旅行才開始反思金錢與時間的價值。

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雖然未雨綢繆是好事,但若過度節儉可能會後悔莫及。老夫婦示意圖。(美聯社)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕即便累積鉅額資產,仍不敢花錢、甚至連小額支出都感到不安,成為不少退休族面臨的隱形焦慮,但老後理財不只在於「存多少」,更關鍵的是「敢不敢用」,否則即使財務無虞,生活品質仍可能大打折扣。日本媒體分享案例,70歲的和美女士(化名)與72歲的丈夫兩人同住,夫妻兩人的金融資產約6300萬日圓(約1260萬元新台幣),住在已繳清房貸的公寓,目前夫妻兩人合計每月約有30萬日圓(約6萬元新台幣)的年金收入,單看數字,這是一個為退休生活準備得相對充裕的家庭財務,但和美女士從以前就一直維持節儉的生活,直到退休後也一樣,然而這樣的想法在70歲之後開始出現變化,在聽到朋友出國玩後,他才反思:「錢雖然存下來了,卻回不到50多歲的自己。」

《THE GOLD ONLINE》報導,和美女士結婚後成為全職家庭主婦,與丈夫養育2名孩子。過去為了支付房貸、準備子女教育費及退休金,她長年奉行節儉生活,家庭收支甚至精確記錄到1日圓,外食只有特殊日子才會安排,衣服則非必要不買。

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即使孩子成年獨立、房貸也已繳清,她仍沒有改變節省習慣。

50多歲時,和美曾受學生時代好友邀請出國旅行,雖然自己也很想去,但得知旅費約30萬日圓,她最後還是選擇放棄,理由是「有30萬日圓的話,還是留給退休生活比較好」。

到了60多歲、丈夫退休後,夫妻仍經常為了省錢放棄生活享受。丈夫提議平日到京都旅行,她認為「不用特地住一晚」;家中的沙發老舊想換掉,她也認為「還能坐」。

這些看似不起眼的小額節省,長年累積後,讓夫妻包含退休金在內的金融資產超過6000萬日圓,最終達到約6300萬日圓。

不過,70歲那年,和美與多年未見的老朋友重逢,對方突然提起兩人年輕時曾約好要一起出國。朋友表示,現在「還是可以去」,但已經不會像50多歲時一樣,從早到晚到處走。

這番話讓和美開始反思,自己過去一次又一次以「現在不去也沒關係」為理由,把想做的事情延後。

她回家後對丈夫說:「我們一直都說,要留著給退休生活用吧。」但隨後又問:「可是,到底從什麼時候開始才算是退休生活?」和美也因此感嘆:「錢雖然留下來了,但50多歲的我已經回不來了。」

她認為,當年就算花掉30萬日圓,也不至於讓如今的生活陷入困境,「是不是因為我只顧著節省,反而錯過了那個可以花錢的時期?」

和美後來並沒有突然揮霍,而是與丈夫重新檢視家庭財務,在預留未來生活費、住宅設備更新等必要支出後,決定每年固定撥出一筆錢,用於旅行及興趣。

夫妻兩人首先安排了一趟3天2夜的溫泉旅行。看到預約畫面上的金額時,和美一度覺得「好貴」,但這次沒有取消。她說:「這一生一直都在節省,但我不認為存錢是錯的。只是,存錢的時期和花錢的時期,其實可以由自己劃分清楚。」

報導指出,退休金究竟準備多少才足夠,仍取決於年金收入、居住狀況、家庭結構,以及未來醫療、照護等需求,因此保留一定資產仍十分重要,而對退休族而言,錢可以留到未來,時間卻無法儲存。與其只思考「退休金要存多少」,也許更重要的是想清楚「為什麼存、何時花、要花在哪裡」,在替晚年生活做好準備的同時,也別把所有想做的事都留到「以後再說」。

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  • 和美女士夫妻將繼續每年固定撥款用於旅行與興趣,並可能逐步增加其他非必要開支。

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  • 和美女士最終每年撥出多少資金用於旅行與興趣?
  • 夫妻兩人是否會繼續增加非必要開支?
  • 這種退休後過度節儉的現象在日本有多普遍?

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