Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community! Welcome to Every Day is Saturday, the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! Episode Breakdown Only 3% Have $1M—So What’s Your Number? (0:00) The myth of the million-dollar retirement (6:30) Retirement Headline: Just 3% of Americans have $1M saved—but context matters (22:15) Listener Question: A clever ACA strategy to bridge healthcare from age 58 to Medicare...
13 days ago • 2 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community! Welcome to Every Day is Saturday, the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! Exciting News! I am thrilled to share that our podcast has been recognized by Nasdaq as one of the Top Retirement Podcasts! Our friends Taylor & Roger are on the list too. Click here to see the list! Podcast Episode Breakdown Six Smart Moves for RMDs + Bridging the Social Security Gap...
20 days ago • 2 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to Every Day is Saturday, the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Monday mornings). Click here to work with us! Coming Soon: Interview with the Father of the 4% RuleI’ll be sitting down with Bill Bengen soon, the Father of the 4% rule, right here on the podcast. If you have any questions for him- now is your chance!Hit reply to this email with your questions, and I’ll do my best to include them...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! Coming Soon: Interview with the Father of the 4% RuleIn just a few weeks, I’ll be sitting down with Bill Bengen, the Father of the 4% rule, right here on the podcast. If you have any questions for him- now is your chance!Hit reply to this email with your questions, and I’ll do my...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! Can you believe this is episode 400 of the podcast? That’s nearly 10 years of spending more money, paying less taxes, and chasing an even better retirement. Whether you’ve tuned in 4 times or (heaven help you) all 400, thank you. Your ears, emails, and referrals built this...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! This week, we’re digging into one of the most common retirement myths out there: “If I move to a no-income-tax state, I’ll save a fortune!” Well… maybe. But the Wall Street Journal says not so fast. We break down the full picture—property taxes, insurance premiums, HOA fees, and...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! With volatility dominating the headlines—tariffs, global tensions, and your portfolio playing hopscotch—this week’s episode is about regaining clarity when the market feels like chaos. We’re looking at an article by Cullen Roche titled “Finding Certainty in a Sea of Uncertainty,”...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community,Welcome to Every Day is Saturday, the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (even on days when the stock market looks more like a Monday). Click here to work with us! Before we dive into the headlines this week, I want to acknowledge what many of you are already feeling—the market is down. As of this writing (April 7), the S&P 500 is off about 14% year-to-date. If you’ve been with the podcast for a while, you know...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Good morning, Retirement Starts Today Community. Welcome to "Every Day is Saturday," the newsletter reminding us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (including Thursday mornings). Click here to work with us! This week, we’re talking about one of the biggest fears retirees face: a stock market crash—especially one that hits right after you retire. Losing your paycheck and becoming fully reliant on Social Security, pensions, or your investment portfolio? That’s already a big shift. Add...
2 months ago • 3 min read