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Micro-Retirements: Are You Waiting Too Long to Live?

Micro-Retirements: Are You Waiting Too Long to Live?

In episode #1203 of The BIGG Success Show, we explore the growing trend of micro-retirements and why more people are choosing to create meaningful experiences now instead of waiting until retirement to start living.

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Money Questions You Need to Ask

Money Questions You Need to Ask

Asking better money questions is one of the keys to getting the future you want, says Veronica Karas, author of the new book, Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School but Didn’t.

On The BIGG Success Show today, we talk with Veronica Karas, CFP, about her new book, Money Matters: Everything You Should Have Learned in School, but Didn’t*. Here’s a summary of that discussion…

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The One Thing You Need to Know to Retire Early

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Retire early. Most people like the idea, but how can you do it? Start by knowing this one thing.

We discuss retiring early on The BIGG Success Show today. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

How do you win with money? How to win the game of life?

Don’t just think about today. Think about today AND tomorrow AND through your retirement.

Which brings us to a very important question to ask yourself, the one thing you need to know to retire early:

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Saving for Retirement with a Stingy Employer

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Saving for retirement is harder than ever as many employers are shifting more of the burden on to employees. See how you can respond.

We discussed saving for retirement and stingy employers on The BIGG Success Show today. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

This show was inspired by a New York Times article by Nelson Schwartz and Michael Corkery. It compared the retirement plan of Sears and Amazon. Sears was more generous.

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Retirement Planning an Easier Way

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There’s good news on retirement planning, whether you’re early in your career or further along.

We discussed an easier way to plan for your retirement on The BIGG Success Show today. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

This show was inspired by a study on the power of retiring later, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Which of these two options sounds harder to you…

(1) saving 1% more every year for 30 years, or

(2) postponing your retirement by 4 months

The two of us agreed that Option 1 sounds harder. Yet the researchers found the two options deliver similar results.

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