Early Retirement Roadmap

I quit the rat race at 55 and retired early. Nearly two years later, I’ve learned that life after work gives you back things you may not even realize your career has been taking from you. After decades of working...

Why is Gen X so burned out at work? After decades of corporate America, constant connectivity, doing more with less, and watching work consume more and more of our lives, many Gen Xers are starting to question whether...

Why is Gen X quietly done with work? As an early retiree, I break down 7 reasons Gen X is rethinking careers, early retirement, financial independence, and the value of time. I retired at 55, and being on the other side...

After retiring at 55, I discovered that early retirement is about more than money. Here are the retirement lessons I wish I knew at 40 about time, health, work, freedom, and family. When I was 40, I thought retirement...

I retired at 55, and I learned that a large 401(k) alone doesn’t solve every early retirement problem—especially access, ACA health insurance, taxes, and market downturns. In this episode, I walk through five problems...

The big question that's always asked when it comes to retirement planning is do you have enough money? But the risk nobody warns you about is retiring too late. After retiring at 55, I’ve learned that money is only one...

I retired at 55 with an intentionally dumb retirement plan—simple retirement planning built around low-cost index funds, cash reserves, flexible spending, and fewer moving parts. In this episode, I share the seven parts...

Working too much can quietly drain your time, energy, health, and relationships. After retiring at 55, I saw how burnout, work-life balance, and early retirement are more connected than I realized. In this episode, I...

Retirement spending, early retirement, and the fear of spending money can feel strange after decades of saving. I retired at 55, and even with a solid plan, spending from the pile was harder than I expected. Before I...

Retirement budget rules matter even more when you retire early. I retired at 55, and in this episode I’m sharing the 7 budget rules that helped my retirement plan survive real life. Before I retired, I had a retirement...

Retirement calculators, Monte Carlo simulations, and probability of success can be useful—but they can also keep you working one more year. I retired at 55, and here’s what I think calculators often miss. Retirement...

Wondering when you retire, what you're going to do all day? And is that fear of being bored one of things holding you back from retiring? I’m 57 and retired, and I’ll share what retirement actually feels like after...

I retired at 55, and these are 10 things I refuse to waste money on. Retirement doesn’t mean you stop spending money. It means you get more honest about what the spending is actually for. In this episode, I’m sharing 10...

Early retirement at 55 sounds like the dream — but after retiring early myself, I realized there are things I wish I had understood sooner about retirement planning, money, purpose, and life after work. In this episode...

<p>In this episode, I talk about the retirement strategy I wish I had seriously considered before leaving my career: easing into retirement instead of making it a hard stop.</p> <p>For many people, retirement looks...