Welcome to the Retire with Purpose podcast. My name is Casey Weed and happy new year. As we step into

26, I wanted to start the year off a little differently. Instead of jumping straight into something

brand new, I want us all to take a moment to reflect because sometimes the most powerful

insights come from revisiting the conversations

that resonated the most. I know for me, one of my favorite phrases is it's not always

about learning something new, but remembering something true. And today's episode is just about

that. It is our best of the Retire with Purpose podcast from 2025, a collection of our

top five episodes of the past year. These are the conversations you listened to, shared, and

came back to again and again. In this episode, you're going to hear short clips from each show,

and if one really hits home, you can listen to the full episode by searching

the episode number and title wherever you stream your podcast. The five episodes were top five

retiree regrets and how to avoid them comparing four flexible income strategies for retirement.

The surplus bucket strategy, a way to spend more confidently in retirement,

levels of retirement readiness, where do you stand, freedom after 50, the hidden cost of delayed

gratification in retirement, whether you're listening on a walk, in the car, or sitting with a cup

of coffee.

I'm glad you're here.

Let's jump in.

Music with a cup of coffee. I'm glad you're here. Let's jump in. All right. So we have the regrets of retirees. We're starting with number one, which is so

obvious, not saving enough. Yeah, of course,

that's going to be their regret that gets pointed out as number one. We haven't saved enough

for retirement. And I go, yeah, I know, I know I'm supposed to save more for retirement. I've heard

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