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父母為女兒婚禮花光退休金 後悔莫及
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父母為女兒婚禮花光退休金 後悔莫及

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日本一對62歲丈夫與60歲妻子原擁有1000萬日圓退休金,為幫唯一女兒結婚先後撥出300萬日圓作為禮金與婚禮費用,數月後房屋因老化需耗資400萬日圓修繕,退休金瞬間耗盡,夫妻如今透過兼職與延後退休至70歲 endeavour to restore finances.

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夫妻原以為1000萬日圓退休金足以安穩度過晚年,平時刻意控制支出避免動用此筆錢。

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父母晚年在替子女送上祝福的同時,也不能忽略自己的老後生活。(示意圖,彭博)

〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕日本一名62歲男子手握1000萬日圓(約新台幣203萬元)退休金,原以為足以安穩度過晚年,沒想到為了唯一女兒結婚,夫妻陸續砸下300萬日圓(約新台幣61萬元),幾個月後家中又爆出修繕費,退休金瞬間耗盡!原本想替女兒送上最好的祝福,最後竟成了自己的老後危機。如今一人得找兼職增加收入,一人則是決定延長工作年齡至70歲。

日媒報導,62歲男子浩輝(化名)與60歲妻子聰子(化名)結婚多年,目前兩人同住一棟25年前購入的中古獨棟住宅。雖然浩輝已在60歲退休,但目前仍以約聘員工身分工作,每月收入約20萬日圓(約新台幣4萬元),預計65歲開始領取年金。然而,夫妻目前生活開支並不寬裕,有些月份甚至會出現赤字,因此一直努力控制支出,希望盡量不要動用退休時拿到的1000萬日圓退休金。

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不過,退休後沒多久,夫妻長年使用的汽車突然故障,由於車齡已高,兩人決定直接換車,花費約200萬日圓(約新台幣41萬元)。浩輝認為65歲之後就會開始領年金,加上房貸預計70歲繳清,因此認為這筆支出還能負擔,支付後退休金剩下800萬日圓(約新台幣163萬元)。

就在此時,唯一的女兒由香(35歲、化名)傳來結婚消息。兩人得知女兒即將步入人生新階段後十分高興,決定先拿出100萬日圓(約新台幣20萬元)作為結婚禮金。然而,隨著女兒婚禮籌備進行,聰子突然提出,再拿出200萬日圓幫忙支付婚禮費用。

浩輝則認為夫妻房貸還有8年,未來還可能面臨住宅修繕等支出,因此反對這項提議,但聰子認為女兒結婚「這是值得高興的事情」,最後仍說服丈夫再拿出200萬日圓。雖然當時浩輝曾說「老後的錢沒了我可不管」,但看到女兒幸福地完成婚禮後,他仍認為「能夠幫她是值得的」。

沒想到幾個月後,夫妻家中突然發生漏水問題。檢查後發現不只需要修理漏水,屋頂與外牆也有老化問題,總修繕費估計高達400萬日圓(約新台幣81萬元)。若支付這筆費用,夫妻的退休金將只剩100萬日圓,面臨著退休金耗盡的困境。

面對突如其來的大筆支出,浩輝忍不住對妻子說「所以我不是早就說了嗎!當時根本沒有多餘的200萬可以拿出去,房貸都還沒繳完啊!」聰子則回應,當時誰也不知道房子會突然需要這麼大筆修繕費,兩人因此爆發激烈爭吵。

為了讓手上的資金慢慢恢復,兩人決定設法讓每月收支轉為正數,增加儲蓄。兩人重新檢視家計,聰子開始兼職,調整支出後每月可存下約5萬日圓(約新台幣1萬元)。浩輝也決定延後退休,只要健康許可便繼續工作,並以70歲房貸繳清為目標。

對許多父母而言,孩子結婚、買房或生子等人生大事,都會希望盡可能提供幫助。這起案例也提醒,父母在替子女送上祝福的同時,也不能忽略自己的老後生活。即使手上看似還有一筆退休金,也必須把房屋修繕、醫療、照護等難以預料的支出納入考量,否則原本出於愛心的援助,最後可能反過來成為自己晚年生活的沉重負擔。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 浩輝將在房貸繳清後全職退休

    Likely · Within years

  • 夫妻透過兼職與節支將逐步恢復儲蓄

    Likely · Within months

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  • 夫妻是否有其他儲備或資產可應急
  • 女兒是否知悉父母因此陷入財務困境
  • 當地是否有老年人財務諮詢或支援服務

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