The Simple Formula to Become Retirement Ready
episodePreviously titled “Ep 158 | The Simple Formula to Become Retirement Ready” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
Wealthy After 40: Retirement Planning and Budgeting for Gen X
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Why is retirement more than just saving a big number?
You may be thinking, I just need to save a certain amount of money to be able to retire. If this is your philosophy, there is so much more that you need to know and dive into to make retirement possible for a successful retirement. Today's episode, I'll be diving into my retirement confidence formula and the three main things to support you into reaching and creating a successful retirement. welcome to the wealthy after 40 podcast the show for gen x women and couples who are ready to ditch financial stress and feel confident about retirement i'm your host daylene higgins financial and retirement coach helping gen xers master their money and create a personalized retirement plan so they can stop spinning their wheels and step boldly into their dream retirement
If you're feeling behind, don't worry. Continue listening to this podcast as well as be sure to grab your free guide, Five Must Do Steps to Start Retirement Planning Now at elevatefinances.us backslash must do. And remember, let's make retirement possible together. There's a lot of information out there about retiring, and I think it really just oversimplifies the process, you know, just to save this much and you'll be set. And while that might sound straightforward, it's going to leave you, and you're probably feeling that and like nodding your head, with more questions than answers and actions. Seeing that big number is going to shut you down. If somebody says you need to save a million dollars or $2 million, yep, you're going to shut down.
Or you might be like, I'm not sure how to take certain steps to get there. I want to, but what do I do? That's why I help clients resolve this question of how can I retire by walking them through my retirement confidence formula. So this simple framework will help you finally see what's possible and how to get there step by step. So what is the retirement confidence formula? Well, there's three parts, clarity, planning, and action. So let's start with clarity. Clarity really is about where you are, where you want to go, and the steps it will take to get there. The second part, planning, is creating the systems and strategies that support those steps so that your goals, planning as goals, are realistic and achievable.
But then we need to know how to put into action that third part. Action is identifying what comes first, what to prioritize, and really how to get your momentum building without overwhelm. Because if you take action, Too many action steps. Altogether, you might get bumbled and not overwhelmed and think this is just too much and then give up. So it's very important to walk through these three steps slowly but assuredly. And the first view is going to be from a very, very big overview. Clarity, like I said, of understanding where you are. This is going to help you know what is going on with your money. What does it look like? How much money do you have? And then where you want to go. Like, what does your retirement look like?
What do you want it to be? Just being able to retire? yeah, I could probably answer that. But what do you want to do? What do you want to, you know, create? What are you wanting to do? Those pieces help you get more clarity. And then, you know, once you gain this clarity, you start seeing the pieces that need to be planned. So we have, okay, I want to do these things. Now we need to plan plan for these things to happen, creating systems and the strategies so that I know the steps to take and being able to get there. So each part of this formula connects to the next. And it's really just like a cycle through. So like I said, first go, it's going to be overview. And then you're going to dial in further and further by the end of this episode.
That will make more sense to you. But each part connects to the next. Clarity feeds your plan. Your plan fuels your action. Because if you don't have a plan, you don't understand what action needs to happen. And then putting into, you know, those pieces into action gives you more clarity. Is it working? Is it not working?
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