The Reframe

From earning points and miles post-FIRE, to navigating health insurance in retirement, to favorite books and much more, tune in for this special listener question episode!

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Shhh, here's a secret: you don't have to bullseye all opportunities for financial optimization in order to retire early.

In fact, we made nine notable "mistakes" along the way to reaching retirement in our mid-40s. Tune in to hear about those nine mistakes, plus the four Big Rocks that made it possible to retire well before going grey.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Want to fall in love with your schedule, and develop a sense of time abundance? Then you won't want to miss this interview with time management expert Laura Vanderkam, author of the new book Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance.

We discuss principles and tactics for cultivating a calm sense of enough -- and a big dose of optimism -- about our most precious resource, our time.

Find more about Laura at her website, her weekly podcast Best of Both Worlds, and her short-form daily podcast Before Breakfast.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

"So, how are you going to fill all those hours?" It's the perennial -- and sometimes stressful -- question asked of pretty much anyone calling it quits on the career before Medicare eligibility. Rather than fretting over the fact that we don't have a perfect answer, and worrying about others' judgment, let's explore strategies for developing our own exciting next stage.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Welcome to a special limited series: Parallel Play with Liz of ⁠LizGetsLoaded ⁠and Kathleen from The Reframe!

Pull up a chair as Liz and I swap stories about our approaches to finding clothing and dressing ourselves for the day. Who thrifted in college, and who only started in her 30s? What were our self-selected Work Uniforms, and what did we pay for them? Then then listen to the throw down on Team Lulu v. Team Tailored.

Find Liz everywhere on the internet as LizGetsLoaded, including her Instagram account, her ⁠website⁠, her ⁠Substack account⁠, and of course her ⁠podcast⁠.

As for moi: please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Curious about how to rein in the spending, but feeling intimidated by the idea of large or permanent changes? Enter the micro-experiment in how to right-size our spending. Nothing scary, nothing overwhelming: just fun data-gathering exercises to help us move towards our bigger goals.

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Welcome to a special limited series: Parallel Play with Liz of ⁠LizGetsLoaded ⁠and Kathleen from The Reframe!

Today’s Battle Royale: fitness spending. Are you camp $3000 annually, camp $30 a year, or somewhere in between?

Find Liz everywhere on the internet as LizGetsLoaded, including her Instagram account, her ⁠website⁠, her ⁠Substack account⁠, and of course her ⁠podcast⁠.

As for moi: please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Signature style isn't reserved for the impossibly soigné sophisticates gracing the pages of Vogue. We can all cultivate signature style -- in our closets, in our homes, and in our lives more broadly.

Not only is the process pure fun, but it has practical payoffs too, by simplifying life and reducing decision fatigue. Intrigued? Listen to this week's episode!

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Welcome to a special limited series: Parallel Play with Liz of ⁠LizGetsLoaded ⁠and Kathleen from The Reframe!

Pull up a chair as Liz and I roast each other about our approaches to expense tracking. Which one of us in the maniac who knows where every penny has gone for 20+ years, and which one didn't even consider tracking expenses until well into her 40s? Who uses multiple apps with beautiful dashboards, and who uses free software that comes with the computer? Tune in to find out!

Find Liz everywhere on the internet as LizGetsLoaded, including her Instagram account, her ⁠website⁠, her ⁠Substack account⁠, and of course her ⁠podcast⁠.

As for moi: please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This week, we explore the "endowment effect" -- a very real bias that leads us to overvalue what we have, simply because it's ours.

From that cute pair of shoes gathering dust in our closets, to the professional identities we've invested decades in, this hidden force shapes how we value pretty much everything in our lives.

Let's explore what the endowment effect is -- how to identify its influence in our lives -- and how to overcome it on the way to a better future!

Please reach out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. Gmail is [email protected], and Instagram is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kathleen at The Reframe Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.