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AnimalMuppet 10 hours ago

It may, a bit. If the 401k is in the stock market, and the stock market is down, their total visible money is down. That tends to decrease enthusiasm for spending.

bryanlarsen 9 hours ago | parent [-]

It may also affect it a lot. Retirees I know have a retirement plan that involves their retirement accounts being at a specific level at the end of each year. If their accounts are over that level because the stock market had a good year, they consider it funny money that they're allowed to spend.

tadfisher 8 hours ago | parent [-]

That's not a plan, it's a suicide note with extra steps.

addaon 7 hours ago | parent [-]

> That's not a plan, it's a suicide note with extra steps.

Being an aging human is a suicide note. The extra steps are the entire point of retirement.