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Retirement is expensive. After decades of counting on paychecks, life on a fixed income can be a tough adjustment. With that in mind, we looked at some retirement purchases that, while common or popular, may not make good sense on a limited budget. Some of these purchases are a bad idea to begin with. Others aren’t particularly smart or useful in retirement years. And others are unaffordable…