Here are 5 big ticket purchases you’ll (probably) regret in retirement and how to better prepare for them

gonzagon / Shutterstock Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. One surprise that hits retirees in their first few years is that even without the costs of working and contributing to retirement accounts, they end up spending more than when they held down a job. Some financial planners cite three retirement phases: Go-Go, Slow-Go and No-Go. In the Go-Go years, typically 65 to 75, healthy young retirees spend big on scratching life-long dreams off ...