Welcome to the early retirement show. If you are a long time listener, thank you. And if you are new to the show, as a reminder, this show is dedicated to helping you retire early, otherwise known as the show dedicated to helping you understand what you have to do to be in a position where you are financially free, where work is now optional. So whether you are a few years out from retirement and you just want to know everything to prepare

for that big date or you're new in your journey and you want to get a head start on maximizing

what you've worked so hard for throughout your life, this is the show for you.

So we discuss everything from investments to

taxes to insurance and everything that comes in between. So without further ado, let's go ahead

and hop into today's episode. Welcome back to the podcast and today's episode is all about

Social Security. What do you need to think about when considering

Social Security if you are retiring early or taking that non-traditional retirement route?

What does it mean in terms of collecting early? How does that impact longevity? How can you be

optimizing Social Security? How does Social Security talk to your other income sources, whether it's from

investments or income from pensions, and then of course tax planning with that, meaning how does

that impact your ability to do things like Roth conversions or just other things you might

have heard me talk about in my YouTube videos. And as a great segue right there,

my YouTube videos.

If you have not seen them, you can check everything out

on YouTube where I am going through with a little bit

of a different style, walking you through the thinking

behind the tax planning topics, behind the investment topics,

and just creating a whole bunch of new types of content,

hopefully for all of you on YouTube to gravitate towards and resonate with.

So I hope you've been enjoying it so far.

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