joining me now, katie coleman, a financial adviser. one of the things we've heard, a million dollars. you need a million dollars to retire. ? my take is it's never just that easy. what you need to ow important number to achieve your retirement goal is making sure you know what your expenses are. your expenses and what you'll spend in retirement will drive how much you need to have available for you. >> a lot of times people will say, i'm going to need less money. that may not be true. >> what we find is in the early years of retirement, people spend more. because you have more time. when you have time, you spend money. >> are people relying too much on medicare? >> well, while medicare may be good for you for trips to the doctor or not only that, but for hospitalization, it won't cover long term care needs. >> what i mean by, we refer to it as extended care needs. if you need nursing home facilities, assisted living, or home care. that won't be covered. >> the other part of that is social security. it is something that we have seen tak