
Welcome to the Early Retirement Roadmap podcast, your audio guide to preparing for and thriving in early retirement! If you’re dreaming of retiring early but feeling overwhelmed about where to start, or if you’re already retired and looking to make the most of your freedom, you’re in the right place. I’m your host Mike Upland, and I successfully retired at 55. Through this podcast, I share my pers... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 40 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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I’m so grateful for this broadcast. Mike does such a great job explaining the basic and not so basic lessons around retirement. I love the depth of his research and the way he explains things in a way that it’s easy to understand. I don’t have a plan to retire soon and yet I’m finding this so valuable. Thanks Mike.
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