Posts tagged needs
#397 - Retirement Planning for Non-Planners: 5 Things to Track During Retirement
#397 - Retirement Planning for Non-Planners: 5 Things to Track During Retirement

If you are the non-planning type, it can be easy to worry about whether your retirement plan is on track. How are you supposed to know what is going on and whether you should have the confidence to know if your plan is working?

On this episode of Retirement Answer Man, you’ll learn 5 things that you can check periodically to give you an idea if your retirement plan is on the right track. If you are wondering how to investigate whether or not your retirement plan is on track, then make sure to listen to this episode to learn what you need to know.

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PodcastsRoger Whitneynon-planners, retirement planning for non-planners, confidence, needs, Kevin Lyles
#257 - The Bare Necessities: Tallying the Cost of Your Needs in Retirement
#257 - The Bare Necessities: Tallying the Cost of Your Needs in Retirement

Over the past few episodes we have been counting the costs of your wants and wishes in retirement and on this episode, we get down to basics. What are your needs? You may think that defining your needs is the easy part: food, water, shelter, clothing, and healthcare, right? Well, it’s actually a bit more complicated than that. As a matter of fact, defining your needs can be much more complicated than coming up with your wants and wishes. Everyone has different needs in their life. What one may consider a need, someone else may scoff at. Listen to this episode of Retirement Answer Man to help you count the costs of your true needs in retirement.

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PodcastsRoger Whitneyneeds, wants, wishes
#256 - Wants and Wishes: How to Make Room for Important Extras
#256 - Wants and Wishes: How to Make Room for Important Extras

How are we supposed to dream big when we are so unsure of how to provide for ourselves in the future? The future seems so unsure after the terrible month of December. Some may be tempted to give up and just put all their money into a safe money market account or cd. You know for certain that you will get 2.5%-4% returns and life wouldn’t seem so scary. On today’s episode, you’ll learn why you want to have an agile retirement plan in place to help you through the rough patches so that you can rock retirement and get back to dreaming of those retirement wants and wishes.

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PodcastsRoger Whitneyneeds, wants, wishes, gifting
#255 - Wishin’ and Hopin’: Dreaming Up Your Big Retirement
#255 - Wishin’ and Hopin’: Dreaming Up Your Big Retirement

This generation is redefining retirement. In the past retirement meant sitting on the park bench of life and taking it easy in the golden years. Today’s retirees are active and involved. They are living longer than ever and usually doing so without the safety net of the pension plans that were common in past generations. Since today’s retirees enjoy a longer period of health, retirement is an excellent time to live it up. How will you rock retirement? Discover ideas on how to pursue and fund your retirement dreams on this episode of Retirement Answer Man.

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PodcastsRoger Whitneyneeds, wants, wishes
#254 - Know Your Numbers: Will You Have Enough Money in Retirement?
#254 - Know Your Numbers: Will You Have Enough Money in Retirement?

As the markets worsen and the talk of recession begins are you wondering if you will have enough money in retirement? Are you wondering what you should start doing now to ensure that you can live the life you want? On this episode of Retirement Answer Man, I encourage you to take intentional action so that you can rock retirement. Today you will learn to count the costs so that you can know how much it will cost to live the life you want after you leave full-time work. Listen to this episode to hear how you can start planning now to rock your retirement.


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PodcastsRoger Whitneyneeds, wants, wishes, spending, budgeting