If you’ve already retired, what do you do for health insurance? Knowing what you know now, what (if anything) would you do differently in terms of healthcare financial planning in the years leading up to retirement?

Healthcare planning IS retirement planning. This week I chat w/ Bo Bowen, pharmacist + certified healthcare financial advisor. Bo’s background gives him unique insight on how healthcare financial planning is crucial for retirement security. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/43L9oMo

If you have not retired yet, how big of a factor is healthcare and health insurance to your decision of WHEN to retire?

This week, I talk with Diya Liu, a full-time Airbnb short-term rental investor who scaled from zero to 9 properties in 1 year, netting $100k annual profit, then quit her BigLaw job to do STR & hotel real estate investing full-time. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/3GffOKb

Do you own / operate short-term rental properties (e.g., Airbnb)? If so, how have bookings changed in the last 1-2 years? Do you see over-saturation in listings inventory in your area?

Happy Thanksgiving all!

If you’re planning to early retire in the future, how important is health insurance coverage to your decision of timing when to early retiree?

This week, I chat with early retirement health insurance expert Tracy Winters about health insurance options for early retirees who plan to travel significantly in retirement. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/3E7iE1Q

If you’re early retired, what do you do for health insurance? How do you handle health insurance if you travel significantly as an early retiree?

Hope you enjoyed this week’s podcast interview / FIRE profile with Kim. (hackyourwealth.com/92) Know any other interesting unmarried women who are pursuing or achieved FIRE? I’d be interested in potentially interviewing them for the podcast. Feel free to DM or leave a comment.

If you early retired, did you struggle with losing your professional identity and having to create a new non-career identity & community? How did you come to grips with this?

This wk, I chat w/ Kim re: her path from MBA to FIRE at 39 + life now 5 yrs later. We discuss how to build post-career identity, find fulfillment/community & dating/companionship in early retirement…plus advice for other women pursuing FIRE. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/3RMZALh

Have you come across interesting FIRE stories / profiles of women (especially unmarried women)? Where? Most FIRE profiles *seem* to be: single men, married couples, or married with kids. Where are the single (or at least unmarried) women profiles?

What type of FIRE profiles (career background, earning level, family/kid status, etc) do you want to hear more about on the podcast?

This week, I talk with a midwest dentist w/ 2 kids who built a $7M nest egg before retiring from clinical practice. He explains the actions he took to reach financial independence (+ detailed breakdown of his numbers) and what he’s doing now. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/3RTFrU9

If you considered investing in a 529 for your child but ultimately decided against it, what was your rationale? Curious.

If you’re planning to help your kids with paying for college, what percent of the bill are you likely to help them cover? 1. 25% or less 2. 25-50% 3. 50-75% 4. 75-99% 5. 100%

When you entered college, what was the approximate all-in sticker price – for tuition, room, board, supplies/fees? Me: - Private: ~28-32k - Out-of-state public: ~15-20k - In-state public: ~9-10k

This week, I chat with my friend Ann Garcia about how to pay for college. She just wrote a new book on this topic, which we discuss in detail, along with important new updates to the FAFSA process + key things to know about 529 plan rules. NEW EPISODE: buff.ly/3AIKe5q

Have you been through (or will soon go through) the college financial aid process? What’s been the most confusing or frustrating aspect?