Episode 69: The Journey to Retirement with Fritz Gilbert

<p><i><strong>In Episode 69 of the Wealth On Any Income Podcast, Rennie is joined by Fritz Gilbert.Fritz retired in 2018 at the age of 55 after a 33-year career in Corporate America. For the past 6 years he has been writing about his preparation for - and transition into - retirement on The Retirement Manifesto, the award-winning blog he began 3 years prior to his own retirement.</strong></i></p><p>In addition to the blog, Fritz published his first book in 2020, <i>Keys to a Successful Retirement,</i> which captures the key things he learned from his personal journey into retirement.</p><p><br /><strong>In this episode Rennie and Fritz cover:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Reframing the word retire to re-tire</strong></li><li><strong>How Fritz and his wife, Jackie’s charity Freedom for Fido began and what work they do.</strong></li><li><strong>What is 'One More Year Syndrome' and how it can benefit you in retirement.</strong></li><li><strong>The 90-10 Rules of Retirement.</strong></li><li><strong>Fritz’s Blog – The Retirement Manifesto</strong></li><li><strong>What it’s like to be in re-tirement – Fritz’s biggest learning.</strong></li></ul><p><strong>You can visit Fritz’s blog – the Retirement Manifesto at </strong><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>More About Fritz</strong></p><p>Fritz and his wife live in a cabin in the Southern Appalachian mountains in North Georgia, where they're active running <strong>Freedom For Fido (</strong><a href="https://freedomforfido.com/" target="_blank">www.freedomforfido.com</a>), the 501c3 non-profit charity founded by his wife, Jackie. Freedom for Fido is a 501c3 which builds free dog fences for low-income recipients with dogs who spend their lives on a chain.  To date, they've completed 45 fences and helped more than 100 dogs enjoy a better life.</p><p>If you'd like to know how books, movies, and society programs you to be poor, and what the cure is visit <a href="https://we