The 8 Pillars of Rocking Retirement: How to Build a Retirement You Can Rock
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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 GuidaraBOOK - The Creative Act) - Rick RubinBOOK - The Tiger) by John VaillantBOOK - What Are People For?) By Wendell BerryBOOK - Atomic Habits) by James ClearBOOK - Tiny Habits) by BJ FoggBOOK - Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers) by Robert SapolskyEpisode 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 WhitneyRoger’s Retirement Learning Center)