Retirement Answer Man

This month we’re heading back to basics. All month long we’ll be building your foundational understanding of how to create a rocking retirement. If you’re new to the show, this is a fantastic starting point. If you are a long-time listener you’ll appreciate this review.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to solve the essential problems of retirement planning: how to live a life without regret and how to balance squeezing as much out of life as possible today while ensuring that you have enough financial stability so that you won’t be a burden to others in your later years. 

Listen in to learn how to build a retirement that you can be excited about.

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN

BOOKS I READ LAST MONTH

  • [1:30] My monthly reading list

PRACTICAL PLANNING SEGMENT

  • [8:22] My experience in retirement planning
  • [9:38] The retirement challenges you’re facing
  • [15:35] Problems with traditional retirement planning
  • [19:18] 3 things you need to have hope
  • [21:10] Why I use an agile project management approach

LISTENER QUESTIONS

  • [27:33]Could joining the RRC help Matt help his mother-in-law?
  • [30:05] On sharing the results of the survey
  • [31:40] A book recommendation
  • [33:33] How to transition to the decumulation stage

BRING IT ON WITH DR. BOBBY DUBOIS

  • [40:33] How exposure to heat and cold can benefit you
  • [42:02] The history of using heat and cold to relax and heal
  • [44:20] Defining heat and cold exposure
  • [47:08] The evidence that supports exposure
  • [53:09] The downsides
  • [55:13] The benefits

TODAY’S SMART SPRINT SEGMENT

  • [1:03:50] What is your planning process?

Resources Mentioned In This Episode

LiveWithRoger.com - Join me on May 11 or May 13, 2023, to learn the 4 phases of great retirement planning and to hear more about the Rock Retirement Club!

BOOK - Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara

BOOK - The Creative Act - Rick Rubin

BOOK - The Tiger by John Vaillant

BOOK - What Are People For? By Wendell Berry

BOOK - Atomic Habits by James Clear

BOOK - Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg

BOOK - Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky

Episode 481 - I’m in My Fifties and Got Laid Off. What Should I Do?

Morning Star’s The Long View Podcast - Retirement Planning Is Not Financial Planning

Rock Retirement Club

Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That

BOOK - Rock Retirement  by Roger Whitney

Roger’s Retirement Learning Center

Direct download: RAM485.mp3
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