Retirement reality check: 5 big purchases retired boomers wish they could undo. Here’s how to avoid the same fate

Lucigerma / Shutterstock Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. One surprise that might hit you in your first few years of retirement — even after saying goodbye to work expenses and retirement account contributions, you may end up spending more than when you had a job. As you approach retirement, you may hear financial planners cite three retirement phases that dictate spending habits: Go-Go, Slow-Go and No-Go. In the Go-Go years, typically 6 ...