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Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Ask Paula: How to Shift From Financial Independence to a Mini-Retirement?

Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.73.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

#306: Jake and his wife want to retire in five years, at which point they’ll have 14 years before they can access their 401k funds. To help bridge that gap, Jake wants to know: what should their asset allocation look like for their taxable brokerage account? This year, Kim’s employer enrolled all employees into a “fully funded indemnity program combined with a nationwide direct primary care membership.” What the heck is this program, and how might it impact Kim’s finances? Burnt Out in Boston is switching their focus from financial independence to taking a mini-retirement. How can they financially and mentally prepare for this leap? Matthew is torn: should he and his wife -- both 26 -- max out their Roth IRAs and then save up for a rental property, or simply save cash for the rental and worry about their Roth later? Finally, Deva and her husband are fed up with their messy tenants. They’re kind and responsible, but they’ve left the yard a mess. They have a clause in the lease that addresses this, so beyond that, what can they do? My friend and former financial planner, Joe Saul-Sehy, joins me to answer these questions on today’s show. Enjoy! For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode306 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You can afford anything but not everything.

0:11.2

Every choice that you make is a trade-off against something else and that doesn't just

0:14.2

apply to your money.

0:15.6

That applies to your time, your focus, your energy, your attention, anything in your life

0:20.2

that is a scarce or limited resource.

0:22.7

And that opens up two questions.

0:24.4

First, what matters most?

0:26.8

And second, how do you align your day-to-day decision making to reflect that?

0:32.6

Answering those two questions is a lifetime practice and that is what this podcast is

0:36.9

here to explore.

0:38.6

My name is Paula Pat.

0:39.6

I am the host of the Afford Anything Podcast.

0:42.5

Every other episode ish.

0:44.4

We answer questions that come from you, the community.

0:47.3

And today, former financial planner Joe Salcihi joins me to answer these questions.

0:51.8

What's up, Joe?

0:53.2

Former ish.

0:54.2

Financial planner.

0:55.2

Former ish.

0:56.2

I always like the ish, like the asterisk after every other episode, asterisk.

1:02.1

Exactly.

1:03.1

The reality is I'm not that methodical.

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