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With summer finally here after our extended winter season, most of us are hitting the lake or hopping on an airplane to far-off lands (or Florida, which we’ll still say is far-off.) Have you ever thought about how much planning really goes into a vacation? There’s tickets to buy, suitcases to pack, pet sitters to arrange, and a whole host of to-do activities before you can set off. Whether you’re a fit-it-all-in-one-backpack type or playing Tetris to fit all 6 of your suitcases into your car’s trunk, all of us have a game plan for our getaways. This week on Retirement 360 with Kentuckiana’s Retirement Coach Alan Mercurio and Wealth Advisor Troy Bolton, we’re going to discuss how planning for retirement is just like planning for a trip. This week it’s all about budgets—and if thinking about the differences in a pre-retirement versus retirement budget haven’t crossed your mind, this is the show for you. Having a firm idea of your monthly expenses will ultimately make sure that you’re not running out of money in your golden years. While the rule of thumb tends to be that you need to replace 70% of your working income in retirement, in reality this varies greatly. After all, if you’re needing every dollar out of your paycheck right now to meet ends meet, you’re probably going to still be in the situation during your retirement years. On the other hand, if you’re squirreling away money constantly, you can probably be a little lax about making sure your retirement income matches your paycheck.Retirement 360 is a Sunday morning radio tradition in the Louisville, Kentucky area, running for well over a decade. Alan Mercuio and Troy Bolton of Mercurio Wealth Advisors take a look at economic issues and topics related to retirement planning, as well as educating listeners to help prepare them for their post-working years, whatever they may have in mind for them.