The Unexpected Problem with Your Financial Goals
Today\u2019s episode is about the one major issue we all share with our financial planning:\nAs humans, we\u2019re bad at anticipating what\u2019s going to make us happy.\xa0\nYep\u2014it\u2019s kinda hard to plan for what you think you\u2019re going to want in 40 years, huh? Especially when some of those decisions tend to be inflexible.\nYou\u2019ll also hear from Sam Dogen (a.k.a., Financial Samurai) about his journey retiring\u2014then un-retiring\u2014at age 34.\xa0\nYou can preorder Sam\u2019s book here.\nHere\u2019s more information about why humans are bad at predicting what\u2019s going to make us happy (or unhappy), and here\u2019s the article I referenced about optimizing your tax strategy for early retirement.\nHere's my Financial Independence Planner that I use to project my path to financial freedom based on my current invested assets, income, and spending.\nFOLLOW ALONG\n\nMoney with Katie Blog\n\nMoney with Katie Instagram\n\nMoney with Katie Twitter\n\nSign up for the Newsletter!\n\nFull episode transcript below.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices