Retire Hoppy

It's said that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react. Matt Matheson from Method to Your Money talks about the importance of having a growth mindset in order to make the most of your life.

In our beer segment, we taste Matt's selection -a hazy NE style IPA Steamworks Brewing.

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This may come as a surprise but today's retirees are faring pretty well when it comes to their finances. However, there are storm clouds on the horizon suggesting that future financial security may be more fragile.

In our beer segment, Roy and I discuss one of the 4 ingredients that go into the making of beer – the noble hop. Then we taste a beer that is a tribute to the hop – Deschutes Hop Henge.

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Between 2010 and 2015 the number of Americans retiring outside the US grew by 17% and that number is expected to grow as more retirees see advantages in retiring abroad. One such visionary is popular FIRE blogger Jim from Route to Retire. His retirement destination? Panama.

In our beer segment we check out Jim's selection – Wells Banana Bread Beer or as he calls it Desert in a bottle.

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After natural gas Company executive Jeff Barger retired in 2014, he set off on a quest to visit 300 breweries in no fewer than 30 states in one year! He created a website –ThatBeerGuru – to share his adventures. After he exceeded his goal Jeff knew that he wanted craft beer to continue to play an important role in his life. So, he decided to invest in a brewery – Adroit Theory.

In our beer segment we taste 2 excellent beers from Adroit Theory - a NE Style Imperial IPA followed by a Russian Imperial Stout.

Welcome to the Retire Hoppy podcast with Ted Carr and Roy Weinberg.

Saving enough money is on the critical path to financial independence. Today we share some simple ways to save that instill the mindset and discipline required to be a prodigious saver.

In our beer segment we are fortunate to taste Bell's scarce, world renowned double IPA – HopSlam.

Welcome to the Retire Hoppy podcast with Ted Carr and Roy Weinberg.

One of the challenges of early retirement is finding affordable health insurance. Enter Health shares a more cost effective option for some. Kathe Kline of Rock Your Retirement joins Roy and I to break down what a health share is, who might be interested and what a health share is not.

Kathe then joins us for our beer segment. A self-described craft beer newbie who is comfortable with standard light lagers, Roy and I take Kathe out of her comfort zone with Stone Brewing's Go To session IPA.

Welcome to the RH podcast with Ted Carr and Roy Weinberg.

Breaking the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck may seem daunting but it can be done. In today's show we review 4 steps for how to do so and discover a 5th one!

In our beer segment, we check out an exceptional fresh hopped pale ale from Lagunitas.

In today's program Roy and I speak with Steve of thinksaveretire.com. Steve and his wife are successful practioners of FIRE – financial independence retire early. They achieved financial independence and retired in their mid 30s! Find out how and why they did it.

Then in our beer segment, we taste Steve's favorite beer – Deep Canyon Amber from Thunder Canyon of Tucson AZ.

And we cap off today's show with Roy's composition of All My Love's in Vain.

Welcome to the retire hoppy podcast with Ted Carr and Roy Weinberg!

What comes to mind when I say Millennials? How about a distrust of financial institutions, aversion to risk and less than 30% of their wealth invested in the stock market – all factors that don't bode well for their future retirement. Roy and I share our thoughts on what they can do to get on track.

In our beer segment, we explain what an International Bitterness Unit, or IBU is, and how to use it. Then we taste an American strong ale – Brown Shugga' from Lagunitas.

Welcome to the retire hoppy podcast with Ted Carr and Roy Weinberg.

Retiring in your 30s or 40s seems highly improbable to most people. However, it's more common than you think due to the discovery of FIRE – Financial Independence Retire Early. Ted and Roy break down how the adherents of FIRE make it happen.

Then in our beer segment the guys celebrate the holiday season with an excellent Christmas ale from Deschutes Brewing of Bend OR.