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Every Day is Saturday: April 4th, 2024

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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).​​​


On Monday's Podcast

We discussed The Four Phases of Retirement. ​Listen here​​. This episode ​was inspired by Dr. Riley Moynes' TEDx Talk. Watch here

The Four Phases of Retirement include:​

  1. Vacation
  2. Lost and Loss
  3. Trial and Error
  4. Reinvent and Rewire

Listener Questions

This week, Bret and I team up to answer: "Any help with spending in retirement?” ​Listen here​​​


That's it for our three hundred and twenty-first installment of "Every Day is Saturday." As always, reply to this email with your retirement questions and you might hear them featured on the show! I read and respond to (almost) every email.

Have a great "Saturday",
- Benjamin Brandt (your humble host)

Benjamin Brandt

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Want to spend more money & pay less taxes on your way to an even better retirement? Then you'll definitely want to check out our newsletter and podcast! Our weekly newsletter helps to remind us that in retirement, every day is Saturday (even Thursday mornings).

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