The Financial Samurai Podcast

10 Years Of Fake Retirement Later: 11 Important Lessons Learned

Jul 4, 2022

26:52

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Fake Retirement - The Fear in Your Head Is Worse Than Reality

02:37

The First Lesson I've Learned After Ten Years of Fake Retirement

02:29

The Negatives of Early Retirement

03:37

Introduction

2min

Why I Use Fake Retirement

2min

The First Lesson I've Learned After Ten Years of Fake Retirement

2min

How Much Passive Income Do You Really Need?

2min

Are You Taking Your Freedom for Granted?

2min

Are You Ready to Work From Home?

2min

Seven Ways to Maximize Your Time

2min

The Negatives of Early Retirement

4min

Financial Independence Is Worth Fighting For

2min

10.

Fake Retirement - The Fear in Your Head Is Worse Than Reality

3min

11.

How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom

3min

Thinking of retiring early to pursue new interests? In June 2022, I celebrated my 10-year anniversary of early retirement, or as I like to say, fake retirement. Here are my 11 most important takeaways. FIRE is worth it!

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