Fritz Gilbert: Early Retirement Made Simple

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is author and blogger Fritz Gilbert. Fritz spent more than 30 years in corporate America, before retiring at age 55. He and his wife moved to a cabin in the Georgia mountains, where they enjoy community involvement and charity work. Fritz has been writing about the experience and giving advice at his blog, <a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/blog/" target="_blank">theretirementmanifesto.com</a>. He also wrote a book about retirement, called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Keys-Successful-Retirement-Staying-Productive/dp/164611339X" target="_blank"><i>Keys to a Successful Retirement: Staying Happy, Active, and Productive in Your Retired Years.</i></a></p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/about/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RetireManifesto" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/RetireManifesto</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/what-ive-learned-from-two-years-of-retirement/" target="_blank">What I've Learned From 2 Years of Retirement</a>, by Fritz Gilbert; June 3, 2020</p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/wise-advice-for-a-successful-retirement/" target="_blank">Wise Advice for a Successful Retirement</a>, by Fritz Gilbert; April 22, 2020</p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/freedom-for-fido-a-story-of-finding-purpose-in-retirement/" target="_blank">Freedom for Fido</a>, by Fritz Gilbert; May 7, 2019</p><p><a href="https://freedomforfido.com/" target="_blank">Freedom for Fido</a> website</p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/the-dark-side-of-retirement/" target="_blank">The Dark Side of Retirement</a>, by Fritz Gilbert; Nov. 19, 2019</p><p><a href="https://www.theretirementmanifesto.com/the-one-retirement-question-project/" target="_blank">The One Retirement Question Project<span>, by Fritz Gilbert; May 18, 2018</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Street-Journal-Complete-Retirement-Guidebook/dp/03