Episode 157: The Keys to Achieving a Great Retirement with Fritz Gilbert

<p><i><strong>For Episode 157 of the Wealth On Any Income Podcast, Rennie welcomes back Fritz Gilbert.Fritz retired in 2018 at the age of 55 after a 33-year career in Corporate America.  For the past 8 years he has been writing about his preparation for, and transition into, retirement on The Retirement Manifesto, the award-winning blog he founded 3 years prior to retirement.  In addition to the blog, Fritz published his first book in 2020, Keys to a Successful Retirement, which captures his key things he learned from his journey into retirement.</strong></i></p><p><i><strong>Interested in some key things to help you achieve a great retirement?</strong></i></p><p><strong>In this episode, Rennie and Fritz cover:</strong></p><p>01:45 Rennie and Fritz discuss a cousin of Rennie’s who is about to retire and doesn’t have a concrete plan for the non-financial aspects, which Fritz shares is not uncommon.<br /><br />03:45 The word “retirement” and how it makes Rennie uncomfortable, and how Fritz sees it.<br /><br />05:16 How Fritz likes to refer to retirement as the starting line and how that fits for everyone including the FIRE community (Financial Independence Retire Early).<br /><br />07:29 Fritz shares an update on the charity he and his wife run – Freedom for Fido – and how it has grown in the last two years.<br /><br />10:45 The things Fritz feels that, beyond a paycheck, need to be considered to position you to have a great retirement.<br /><br />12:33 Fritz shares the story of how a friend of his tried to unsuccessfully use his work skills with his wife at home after retirement!<br /><br />13:16 How the life changes retirement brings can impact everyone in the household and why discussing that ahead of time is important.<br /><br />15:59 Fritz can be contacted via his website <a href="https://theretirementmanifesto.com" target="_blank"><strong>theretirementmanifesto.com</strong></a> where he also has over 400 articles that he has written on his retirement journey.</p><p><i><strong>“But if you think a little bit d