How to Navigate Goals as Life Unfolds

Retirement Answer Man

Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, RMA, CPWA®

Education, Investmentmanagement, Saving, Self-improvement, Careerplanning, Retirement, Business, Lifeplanning, Investing, Retirementplanning, Financialplanning, Retirementpodcast

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🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode, we continue our four-week series on better retirement goal setting with Roger Whitney. This week, we delve into the dynamics of navigating retirement goals as life unfolds and the concept of opportunity cost. In the second half, Roger has enlightening discussion with Dr. Bobby, where he explores the pros and cons of organic food and its relevance to our health and finances. Discover how to align your retirement goals with your evolving self and make informed choices about your lifestyle. Tune in for practical insights that can help you rock your retirement!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN

(00:00) This is week three of a four-week series on better retirement goal setting, plus Roger chats with Dr. Bobby about the cost-benefit of buying organic.
(02:55) Roger encourages registration for his next live meetup at livewithroger.com.

PRACTICAL PLANNING SEGMENT

(03:40) Roger reflects on setting goals that will align with the current version of you and also who you are becoming.
(05:44) Roger explores how goals evolve over time, the barriers that make it hard to recognize and adapt to those changes, and a simple protocol to help ensure your goals stay aligned with what matters most.
(07:15) Priorities shift over time as what once mattered may lose importance and new values emerge.
(10:27) Life events like health changes, family needs, or loss can rapidly reorder goals.
(12:41) Common barriers to noticing change include inattention, sunk cost fallacy, and social pressure.
(16:01) Regular reflection helps keep goals aligned with what’s truly important.
(20:05) Review spending regularly to ensure it reflects your current priorities.

CHAT WITH DR. BOBBY

(23:20) Roger introduces Dr. Bobby to talk about organic foods.
(25:52) What are organic foods?
(29:03) Dr. Bobby breaks down the cost of organic food.
(33:00) What are the benefits of organic food? Is it worth the cost?
(38:15) Roger acknowledges that some people feel strongly about buying organic as a way to take control of their health.
(40:57) 80% of the US population doesn't get enough fruits and vegetables.
(42:16) Dr. Bobby breaks down the ROI on buying organic.
(48:23) If you do buy organic, which products should you buy?
(52:20) Bobby talks about his podcast and the power of positive thinking when dealing with illness.

SMART SPRINT

(53:13) In the next seven days, pull out your retirement plan of record and review your goals.

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0:00.0	I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque.
0:04.8	Bugs Bunny.
0:08.2	Welcome to the show dedicated to helping you not just survive retirement, but to have the confidence to lean in and rock it.
0:16.4	Hey, Roger Whitney here.
0:18.9	Today is week three of a four-week series on Better Retirement Goal Setting.
0:25.6	Last week we talked about setting agile retirement goals and setting up the conditions to discover what you want in this new phase of life.
0:36.2	Today we're going to talk about how do we navigate
0:38.1	these goals as life unfolds. In addition to that, we're going to talk with Dr. Bobby in an energy
0:45.3	segment. We're all working on trying to build energy to show up for our lives as we age.
0:52.1	And one of the things you hear a lot about is organic food.
0:54.9	So Dr. Bobby is going to put on a scientist hat.
0:57.4	And we're going to talk about whether it's worth eating organic or not.
1:01.9	Interesting discussion.
1:03.5	Now, how are these two things related?
1:05.2	There is actually a common thread between navigating retirement goals and whether or not to eat organic.
1:12.3	And that has to do with this concept called opportunity cost.
1:17.4	So opportunity costs is the value of the best alternative that you choose not to do when
1:24.4	making a choice when you have multiple options.
1:27.1	So it represents all those benefits you
1:28.8	would have gotten if you had chosen differently. So in retirement goals, I'll use Sean and I as an
1:34.5	example. So this last weekend, Spencer and his girlfriend came over and they spent the night because
1:40.0	they were going to a wedding and it was just more convenient for them to be here.
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