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
