3358: What is Your Retirement Manifesto? by Kathleen Coxwell of New Retirement on Retirement Planning

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🗓️ 19 November 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3358: Kathleen Coxwell invites you to craft a deeply personal retirement manifesto, a clear, intentional declaration of your values, dreams, and life lessons. By articulating what matters most and how you want to spend your time, you'll find greater purpose, fulfillment, and direction in the next chapter of your life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.newretirement.com/retirement/what-is-your-retirement-manifesto/ Quotes to ponder: "This is your time to be defined by you." "Writing a manifesto can be a great way of thinking about what you want out of your life and a way of holding yourself accountable for being who you want to be." "You will want to use positive statements, say what you want (not what you don’t want)." Episode references: EconoMe Conference: https://www.economeconference.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.5	separately. See terms on site. This is Optimal Finance Daily. What is your retirement manifesto?
1:22.8	By Kathleen Coxwell of Newretirement.com. A manifesto is a declaration of an individual or group's
1:30.5	intentions and motivations. Most big life events involve some kind of manifesto, whether you call
1:37.1	it that or not. Contracts, wedding vows, and employment agreements are all declarations of your intent.
1:46.6	Retirement is actually an ideal time to write a manifesto. Retirement is your time, your time to be who you want to be. You may be
1:53.8	hampered by finances, but your time and beliefs are your own, and retirement is a perfect time to
1:59.7	embody and promote your own ideals. In retirement,
2:03.6	you're not defined by the work you do for money. This is your time to be defined by you. However,
2:10.5	writing your own manifesto, an expression of your own intentions, opinions, and vision is much
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