{"id":121,"date":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/?p=121"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","slug":"retirement-expenses-couples-should-review-buildwealthsecurefutures-annuity-lifeinsurance-iul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/31\/retirement-expenses-couples-should-review-buildwealthsecurefutures-annuity-lifeinsurance-iul\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement Expenses Couples Should Review | #buildwealthsecurefutures #annuity #lifeinsurance #IUL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/mimi-10\/couples-retirement-expenses-remotion-videos-6166\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Retired couples may save by updating auto coverage for lower mileage, reconsidering rarely used second cars, and reassessing older life insurance against current needs.<br \/>\nDuring annual open enrollment, health coverage deserves separate review for each spouse, since medications, networks, and premiums change, while old income can still raise premiums.<br \/>\nRecurring entertainment, cellphone, and utility costs often shift after retirement, so reviewing statements, data use, thermostat habits, and recurring charges can uncover easy savings.<br \/>\nHomeowners should check for age-based property tax relief and compare full housing costs, while also weighing dental, vision, grocery, and dining habits.<br \/>\nRetirement budgeting works best when couples revisit withholding, travel timing, and long-standing expenses together, aiming to redirect money toward current priorities, not old routines.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired couples may save by updating auto coverage for lower mileage, reconsidering rarely used second cars, and reassessing older life insurance against current needs. During annual open enrollment, health coverage deserves separate review for each spouse, since medications, networks, and premiums change, while old income can still raise premiums. Recurring entertainment, cellphone, and utility costs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":259,"featured_media":122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medekan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}