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I Retired at 55. We've Got Retirement Backwards.

I retired at 55, and early retirement changed how I think about retirement planning, the traditional retirement age of 65, and the real cost of waiting to enjoy life.

After spending 30 years working in healthcare IT, I started questioning something most of us simply accept: Why do we spend decades working, saving, and planning for retirement, only to finally gain control of our time at 65 or 67?

I think we've got retirement backwards.

In this episode, I share six things I've learned since retiring early that challenge the conventional retirement playbook. From the surprising history behind…

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