
 Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast
 Retire With Purpose - The Retirement Podcast 521: 5 Timeless Proverbs for a Wise and Wealthy Retirement
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 Sep 12, 2025  Explore how ancient proverbs can guide modern retirement planning. Discover the importance of budgeting and having an emergency fund, while navigating debt and understanding its emotional impacts. Delve into defining generosity and the idea of financial stewardship, promoting meaningful legacies. Learn about the balance between saving for tomorrow and living fully today with the 'Die With Zero' philosophy. Uncover how these timeless insights can lead to a wise and fulfilling retirement. 
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Make A Retirement Budget
- Build a clear retirement budget to know what you can spend and free yourself from recurring arguments or worry.
- Treat guaranteed monthly income as your spending limit to gain predictable freedom and confidence.
Fund An Emergency Reserve
- Maintain an emergency fund in retirement and keep saving from your monthly income for repairs and surprises.
- Avoid using lines of credit as your emergency solution because that creates emergency debt you must later repay.
Tend Your Financial "Flock"
- Regularly inventory your accounts, policies, and investments so you know what your "herd" contains and what to tend or cull.
- Revisit financial and estate plans annually as life, tax rules, and goals change.




