Planet Boomerville For Baby Boomers With Jim Enright

  While planning his early retirement, Fritz Gilbert decided to start blogging about his thought process and the planning mechanics. As he wrote about the financial aspects, he found he was spending as much time writing about retirement life purpose and focus. Don’t visit his blog though. You will get caught up in interesting stories and lose time, just as I did, while writing these show notes the morning of. Approximate Show Times How much do you need to retire. (4:00) What is a safe withdrawal rate? (4:50) The key is to get a good estimate of what you will spend. (5:20) Flexible spending is the word. (6:50) The first objective is to try to have the lifestyle you really want to have. (7:50) Rental property not on his list. (10:40) The dismal baby boomer financial stats. (12:50) The preacher and his wife were broker at 50 and retired at 62. How they did it. (17:00) Questions from his blog readers. (19:21) What already retired folks say about planning and the money. (19:50) Having a purpose. (25:25) All my fri