Think You’re Behind On Retirement? You’re Not Starting From Zero
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Wealthy After 40: Retirement Planning and Budgeting for Gen X
15 min
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4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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, Dailene Higgins, money coach and retirement strategist, to help you gain clarity and confidence with your money by creating a spending plan that aligns with your financial goals and dreams so you can spend intentionally, save consistently, and feel at peace about your future. Join me every week to understand your money, simplify your decisions, and take intentional steps toward the life you want.
Welcome to today's episode. So I'm sure you're someone like most here who have been working for quite a long time, 40 years or more.
How does this episode reassure Gen Xers that they’re not starting retirement from zero?
Gen Xers have been working since childhood. But as we fast forward, maybe a career, putting into retirement. That was a little bit later. And so now that we've been working for quite a long time, the subject of retirement seems to be on our mind a lot more. We're like, okay. And the first thing I want to tell you is you are not starting from zero. You're not the 25 year old just getting into a career. You've had some years behind you. You've been doing the thing you might still feel behind. You might think I could have been a better saver. Yeah, I could have as well, right? We're not talking about perfection here. It doesn't need to be. And honestly, you are not too late to start creating a retirement journey, getting active on it.
What you need is a plan. Now I know you're like, how do I create a plan? And this is most of the people I talk to, they just want a plan. They're like, if I would just knew what to do. Okay, I think there's still some caveat to that. Yeah, as a coach, I'm going to call you out here. Having a plan and then taking action is two different things. But honestly, the very first step is to have a plan. It's to know exactly where you're at What progress have you made all these years working? And how does that stack up? And what do you need to do next? That is your starting point. We're not starting from zero. Our starting point is somewhere further down the journey, but we've got to figure it out. We've got to pinpoint it.
And honestly, at this point, it's time for you to quit guessing that you're behind. Quit assuming that you're too late to do anything. And it's time to stop hoping it's just going to work out. Like I said, you need to jump on this journey. You need to be actively involved. And that first step is creating the plan. And if you're like, okay, what do I need to do to create a plan? I want to first offer up my workshop, the Retirement Ready Workshop, June 27th. So if you're interested, head to elevatefinances.us backslash workshop. This is where we're going to take a peek at your progress because all of you have made progress. And then we're going to create a clear path forward. We're going to create the plan, but we're also going to create that action step.
Having a plan is one thing. It's just like looking at a map in your living room until you create that plan of where you're going and then decide how it's going to happen. That's the same with your retirement. So let's talk about your progress. You have saved. Again, it might not have been consistent. That's okay. But you have saved something. You've also been able to manage your debt. meaning that you're in the plan to pay it off. It's not over consuming you. You're not sure how to make the next debt payment. And this goes for your bills as well, that you're paying your bills. This is the situation most of my clients are in. They're not looking as how to pay that next bill or how to get the debt more under control.
Really, they are just, I want to be able to retire. And so as a way to start helping them get to retirement, we do need to look at where they're at. And that does take all of those things into account. So you've saved, you've managed debt, you're paying your bills. And at this point, you have been watching your savings, your retirement savings grow. Maybe not as much as you wanted, but But you're like, okay.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–1:02
2
How does this episode reassure Gen Xers that they’re not starting retirement from zero?
1:02–9:22
3
What is the first step to creating a retirement plan and why does it matter?
9:22–12:31
4
How can you assess your current retirement progress and what metrics matter?
12:31–15:27
Speakers
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