Welcome back to the early retirement podcast, and you've noticed that there is no intro. And the reason for that is that I've been listening to a lot of podcasts, and I've found that I just skipped the first 30 seconds. So if this is new to you, first time listening to the podcast, great, welcome. I talk about all the strategies so that you can retire early, essentially navigating the nuances of an early retirement,

a non-traditional retirement.

But what I'm going to be doing from now on is just starting the episode.

You want the information.

I want to give it to you right away.

And I just thought about doing this because when I listened to other podcasts, once again,

I just clip that skip button, which not a bad thing, but just want you to get that information

faster.

So this is what I'm

going to be doing from now on. Once again, I'm your host, R.E. Taoblieb, a financial planner, and I'm the vice president of root financial partners. And today's episode is all about the numbers you need to know and not know when it comes to finances. And the reason I bring up these numbers is not that I don't want you to think about any other numbers, those are important too,

but so often we only have so much. finances. And the reason I bring up these numbers is not that I don't want you to think about any other

numbers. Those are important too, but so often we only have so much time. And so what I would rather

have you focus on is what you should focus on, not focusing on all these things and all these

articles and just stuff that is out there in the financial world that I don't think is super

relevant. So that's what I'm going to

be talking about today. Before I hop in, always like to say thank you to those who have submitted

questions, those that have rated and reviewed the show. You really help more people retire early.

And that's what I love doing. I want more people to know when they're in a position where work is now

optional. Maybe you love what

you do. And if that's you, great, keep working. But maybe you don't. Or maybe you just want to know

when you no longer need to. If you haven't checked out the YouTube channel already, I went around and I

asked strangers about retirement. And specifically, I asked them, what can you do today that you couldn't

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