If you want to buy pottery or alabaster, compare prices and quality with goods on sale at the artisan villages on the west bank (see page tk) before making a final decision.
You should shop around at the artisan villages before you commit to buying locally crafted goods.
For a summary of recent studies addressing retirement saving adequacy, see Paul Yakoboski, Retirement Plans, Personal Saving, and Saving Adequacy, Employee Benefit Research Institute, EBRI Issue Brief