The Early Retirement Fear Factor
The Early Retirement Fear Factor This morning we are recording an episode for The What’s Up Next Podcast with three spouses of high income wage earners. These individuals have had to step back from...
Category: Early Retirement
Early Retirement Infidelity
Early Retirement Infidelity Till death do us part. Easily spoken words, but often premature when you think about it. We picture our relationship with work as stable and unchanging. We live therefore we work....
Can I Quit Yet?
Can I quit Yet? There seems to be one question that drives this community. Not for everybody, but a large percentage of the group are chomping at the bit. The question is simple yet...
Retire Earlier
Retire Earlier I think we misuse the concept of early retirement in this community. Most don’t retire. Sure they shed the bonds of the W2 wage, but they don’t leave the world of work....
Income Identity
Income Identity I have been thinking a lot about career and life transitions lately. Transitioning to part time work or half retirement has been relatively seamless. But, I have to admit that there was...
The American Dream Script
The American Dream Script We have all heard of it. We have all lived it to some extent. There is a narrative that runs throughout our culture about wealth and happiness. The American dream...
Battling The Retirement Treadmill
Battling The Retirement Treadmill Apparently, I can’t get enough of treadmills. I talk about them constantly. I have discussed the hedonic, stoic, and achievement treadmills in the past. The problem is that the brain’s...
You’re Doing It All Wrong
You’re Doing It All Wrong I new immediately. I lost him. I could see it as his eyes glazed over. The conversation had started innocently. He made an off hand comment about saving enough...
The Reintegration Zone
The Reintegration Zone The panic hit suddenly. I scanned my phone anxiously as all the bars disappeared. No signal! I looked around the auditorium. We were deep in the bowels of my daughter’s school...
Retired Early and Stressed Out Anyway
Retired Early and Stressed Out Anyway Yesterday I used a home as an analogy for retirement. To build a home, one must have a strong foundation. Although an ultimate necessity, this foundation, like financial...
