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