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Should I Make My Wife Work Longer?

Apr 3, 2024
Exploring the dilemma of one spouse planning to retire while the other continues working, emphasizing shared financial goals and effective communication. Discussing retirement risks, balanced investment portfolios, and seeking help from advisors for financial planning. Reflecting on challenges in audiobook recording, financial success over perfection, and savings strategies. Nostalgic talk about a baseball trip with childhood friends, balancing wealth enjoyment with focus, and achieving purpose beyond monetary milestones.
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Quick takeaways

  • Open communication is vital in aligning retirement goals and decisions between spouses.
  • Maintaining a balanced investment approach in retirement is crucial, emphasizing gradual asset allocation changes to meet evolving needs.

Deep dives

Retirement Planning and Couples Dynamics

Discussing the dynamic where one spouse wants to retire before the other, the episode delves into the question of whether it's wrong for one spouse to expect the other to keep working. Emphasizing the importance of open communication, it highlights the need for couples to align on their goals and decisions regarding retirement. Using a real-life example, the episode demonstrates the impact of work-related stress on health and the collaborative approach needed to navigate retirement planning together.

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