Here's a novel concept. Stop waiting to retire to actually retire. A lot of people spend

their lives hard at work, dreaming of the day that retirement comes around. You know,

they'll be 65 years old or so, and you'd be moving off into the sunset. If you're lucky,

you can claim Social Security benefits

at the age of 62, and then you can tap into your 401k or your IRA without any penalty at 59.5 years

old. But what if you didn't have to wait until you're 60 years old to give up the daily grind and

the dreary commute every day? What if you could just travel the way you wanted without being

tied to a work schedule? Or what if you could simply travel the way you wanted without being tied to a work schedule?

Or what if you could simply spend your morning enjoying your coffee, going for a walk with a dog,

without having to answer to a boss? I'm on a mission, by the way, to redefine and restructure

the way we think about retirement. This system is old and outdated. Think about it. Who decided

that you have to wait until your 60s to live the life that you want?

As I've discussed many times here on the show, most standard retirement accounts produce lackluster

results, and the Social Security benefits are only expected to decline in coming years.

I mean, seriously, why are we even playing by these rules anyway?

Just like any sort of systemic change, the way

retirement is structured isn't going to change overnight. Life is short. We don't have time to

waste. That's why I think it's important to start living the life that you want right now.

So here are some basic questions you should be asking yourselves. Why am I waiting around for

retirement? Are my retirement accounts projecting

to allow me to live the life that I want? How could I create passive streams of income that are

more reliable than a retirement account? And am I living in alignment with my values? Here's a

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