Episode

Before You Retire: 5 Things We Wish We'd Done First

Podcast
Midlife Circus: Gen X Reinvention
Published
May 6, 2026
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3532
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Summary

Message the Show What if retirement isn't really just a finance problem? Finance is the part most people plan for. It's the four others — relationships, health, purpose, and adventure — that quietly reshape everything. Rob and Brent walk through all five: test-driving your spending before the leap, inventorying the relationships that will and won't survive, building health habits while you still have structure, giving yourself room to find purpose again, and writing the adventure lists you've...