More and more people are considering the possibility of an early retirement but just how realistic of an option is it for you to retire at age 55?

A recent Yahoo! Finance article explored that idea to see how feasible it would be for the average American. In this article they pointed out the key issues facing folks that want to retire early so we’ll break down the article and get Meredith and Adam’s thoughts on the challenges you’ll need to overcome.

For a little additional fun, we’ll read off a few of the comments from the Peanut Gallery and then throw in a ‘Getting to Know You’ question for the Dekkers before we finish up.

 

What we discuss in this episode: 

2:08 – Fun Fact

3:24 – Is this a common goal?  

6:42 – Income gap before Social Security

9:23 – Not able to tap into retirement accounts

11:04 – Healthcare expenses

13:02 – Importance of planning

16:33 – Article comment #1

19:16 – Article comment #2

21:12 – Article comment #3

23:35 – Article comment #4

24:09 – Getting to Know Meredith and Adam

 

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