EP 9: Your Questions Answered: Volume 3

This week I decided to dig through the digital mail bag for some questions.

In this podcast episode, we take a dive on how to spend retirement money early, how to live off investment income, recommended index funds, life on the road, climbing with a significant other who doesn’t partake, taxes, spot-on recession predictions, and so much more!

Another stunner southern Utah sunset. Questions answered.
Another stunner southern Utah sunset.

Previous Q&A Posts

Your Questions Answered: Volume One

Your Questions Answered: Volume Two

Q1: What is your favorite coffee? (01:55)

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Q2: How Do I Spend Retirement Money Early? (03:05)

The Bold and Beautiful Roth Conversion Ladder

Q3: How is the 4% Rule extended over a long retirement horizon? (12:29)

Safe and perpetual withdrawal rates of an 80/20 US stock/bond portfolio. Note, blue lines represent various successful withdrawal rates dependent on retirement timing. Some retirees could have enjoyed yearly withdrawal rates of nearly 10% and not run out of money over 40 years. The yellow line represents the bottom-line safe withdrawal rate of ~4%, which will keep the retiree from running out of money based on retiring at any year from 1970 onward. Alternatively, the perpetual withdrawal rate (green line) preserves the original portfolio value. Note the asymptotic relationship of these curves, suggesting that extending beyond 40 years doesn’t substantially change the result. Time will tell. (Source: Portfoliocharts). See this post for more details.

Keeping the “Safe” in Safe Withdrawal Rate

Five Ways to Recession-Proof Your Life

The Long Approach to Being Scared of Investing

Q4: Is financial independence working for us? (20:00)

Q5: How do I handle health insurance? (21:35)

Is Healthcare Insurance About to Get a Lot More Expensive?!

Some Fantastic News on Healthcare Costs

How to Have Negative Health Insurance Costs

Q6: What are some recommended index funds for the long-term investor? (24:14)

The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 1: Philosophy and Asset Allocation

The CC Family Investing Strategy, Part 2: Where Exactly Is Our Money?

Q7: Can you maintain a sense of community on the road? (30:30)

The Simple and Complicated Life on the Road

Q8: The FIRE life with a significant other who doesn’t climb. (32:54)

Q9: What was it like to transition out of full-time work? (37:30)

BREAKING: I (Sort Of) Quit My Job

A Winter in Sicily, Part 1: San Vito Lo Capo

When Being a One-Car Household Really Sucks

The Fallacy of Happiness and Meaningful Work

Selling Our House: On the Road, Pandemic Edition

Six Lessons From a Year Without a Job

Lately: Is Hope Really in the Air?

Six Important Reasons Not to Retire Early

Q10: What are the long-term impacts of climate change on financial markets? (43:24)

Sustainable Investing: Five Important Considerations

Q11: Can I get a yellow curry, #4 spicy? (46:26)

US Thai Cafe

Q12: How can I get into a lower tax bracket, and should I? (47:39)

EP 5: Diana Crabtree Green: Pay Yourself First

Q13: What is your prediction on when the next recession is coming? (52:14)

Five Ways to Recession-Proof Your Life

You Know a Recession is Coming, Right?

I Have Cash! Is Now a Bad Time to Invest?!

Shocking Headlines of the 2008 Financial Crisis (And Why They Are So Important Now)

There’s No Way I’m Investing in this Economy!

The Simple Systems to Kicking Monetary Ass

Q14: What is your truck gas mileage with and without your camper in tow? (57:42)

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