The Personal Finance Podcast

How to Plan Your Retirement (By Age!)

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Retirement is not an age. It is a number. However, most people have no idea what their retirement number actually is. What if you could calculate it clearly and know exactly where you stand every year? Andrew will walk you through the complete process of finding that number, adjusting it every year, and taking the right steps at every stage of life to hit it in this episode. 


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What You'll Learn in This Episode

  • How to calculate your exact retirement number step-by-step
  • The biggest mistake people make when estimating retirement (and how to fix it)
  • How to account for healthcare, inflation, and future lifestyle changes
  • What to prioritize financially in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s
  • Why your 30s are the decade that makes or breaks your financial future
  • How to use the gap formula to figure out exactly how much you need invested
  • How to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be


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      Episode/s Mentioned

      • How to Access Your Retirement Funds Early! 
      • How to Access Your Retirement Accounts EARLY (Roth IRA Conversion Ladder for the FIRE Movement)


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            • Question for you:

            What decade are you in right now, and what is the one money move you are most focused on? Drop it in the comments below.

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