When Should I Retire
People pay me a lot of money for advice. It’s called consulting. Questions on taxes and money are what start the conversation. But once we get under the hood it becomes clear there is another motive. The real questions involve medical issues, raising children, starting a business and retirement.
It would be easy for me to give a short pat answer. It wouldn’t do much good, but I could do it. Instead, I ask a series of questions helping the client to come to her own conclusions. Some crazy tax guy from the backwoods of northeast Wisconsin will never have clever enough words to convey the right message. I have to help the client find there way there on their own. If I say “Yes” to the best business idea ever and the client is not ready or in the right mindset, they will fail.
And it always comes around to the finish line, aka, retirement. When can I retire? Should I retire?
I could give you a simple formula if you want. Better yet, skip the whole post and scroll to the bottom for the quick and easy answer, for all the good it will do you.
However, it might be better if I share a story and ask a few questions first.