RETP070 Six retirement wrongs that could send you broke! (640 words)

This article explains six of the top financial mistakes people make in retirement that could leave them outliving their savings and diminishing their quality of lifestyle.

While retirement should be the best years of your life, many Australians make simple, avoidable mistakes with their finances that can leave them dependent on the age pension and without the funds to really enjoy life.

However, with some simple good advice at the start of retirement, these mistakes can usually be avoided, leaving retirees to focus on what is really important and that is, simply enjoying life.