Optimizing the Last Year of Work Before Retirement – Rusty (Part 2) | MHFI 317

About this episode

Doug continues his conversation with Rusty about optimizing the final year before early retirement.

Doug continues his conversation with Rusty about how to optimize the final year before (early) retirement. They discuss using debt responsibly, leveraging home equity & securities-backed lines of credit to maintain cash flow, navigating the complexities of post-retirement healthcare, and managing emotional & practical withdrawal strategies. Do you like the podcast and want to support the show? Follow the link to find out how: https://milehighfi.com/support/ Curious to know exactly what products Doug uses? Check out his Amazon lists below. *Affiliate links below, so if you buy something or spend money, we might earn a commission. That helps the show and doesn’t cost you anything extra. Thank you! Guitar Accessories Hiking & Outdoor Essentials for Sleep Want to order MHFI stickers/temporary tattoos or create your own custom stickers? Of course you do! We ALL do! Order them here using our affiliate link so that we might earn a commission: https://www.stickermule.com/dougcunnington Links Email Rusty: rustyfromco@gmail.com Rusty on MHFI episode 270 Fit Rich Life episode 99 Elizabeth on MHFI episode 312 Fritz Gilbert on MFHI episode 315 Kevin Sebesta on MHFI episode 302…

People in this episode

Hosts: Doug Cunnington, Carl Jensen

Guest: Rusty

Topics covered

• retirement planning
• debt management
• home equity
• healthcare
• withdrawal strategies

Keywords

• retirement
• debt
• home equity
• healthcare
• withdrawal strategies
• cash flow
• financial planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, MHFI, Epic Financial Journey, Amazon, Sticker Mule

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