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. I am flipping the script in today's episode and I am talking about

when you should stop saving for retirement. That's right.

Most podcasts will focus on how much you need to save, which of course is important.

And I have topics on that as well.

But today I really want to focus on when you should stop saving for retirement.

When does it make sense to actually stop contributing to a 401k, to stop to a Roth IRA?

Instead, maybe do we focus on spending more today, enhancing quality of life, or do we say does it make sense to contribute to a different fund, perhaps not a retirement account where we are intentionally giving up tax benefits in exchange for

liquidity or to just do other things like travel, like spending just more today.

And so we're going to be exploring that a little bit of a different twist to most retirement

planning episodes. And as a reminder, R.E. Taoblieb here and just want to say thank you so much to all of those who have been rating and reviewing the podcast.

That's how more people find it.

And I just want to say thank you.

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And let's hop right into it. Now when thinking about when you should stop saving for retirement,

let's look through an example. Let's assume that right now you are age 50 and you're thinking about early retirement and

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