#485 - The 8 Pillars of Rocking Retirement: How to Build a Retirement You Can Rock
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.
How will you create a rocking retirement?
The main issue that retirees face balancing today with tomorrow. Sure you want to get the most out of life, but how can you be sure that your 80 or 90-year-old self will be taken care of?
Traditional retirement planning comes at this question from a purely financial perspective. Most financial advisors treat money like the driver of all life decisions. However, I like to come at things differently. I feel that life should come first and that your resources should be tools to help you live your best life.
This is why I use an agile approach to retirement planning. Listen in to hear why I address retirement planning by using a project management tool.
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
Roger’s YouTube Channel - Roger That
BOOK - Rock Retirement by Roger Whitney
Roger’s Retirement Learning Center