{"podcast":{"title":"Retire Sooner with Wes Moss","slug":"retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646","podcast_index_feed_id":978646,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/retiresooner","website_url":"https://www.wesmoss.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e12a12d8-6c82-11eb-b072-138b34fa1d4d/image/WM_3000x3000.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Wes Moss","episode_count":315,"summary":"Wes Moss is on a mission: help at least 1 million Americans of any age retire sooner and find joy along the way. A seasoned finance professional, best-selling author, broadcaster, and teacher, Wes has done extensive research on the habits of the happiest retirees. On this podcast, Wes shares key lifestyle and money habits you can implement now to prepare for a secure future while not depriving yourself of happiness in the present. In addition to leveraging his 20+ years of knowledge as an investment advisor, Wes brings in guests and specialists to teach you how to set and work towards your financial and lifestyle objectives. Refreshingly-free of mind-numbing financial jargon and unrealistic money goals, Retire Sooner with Wes Moss gives listeners the tools on how to retire sooner in the real world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:21:17.270654+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646"},"episode":{"title":"Where Should You Live in Retirement? (And How to Pay for It)","slug":"where-should-you-live-in-retirement-and-how-to-pay-for-it","published_at":"2026-04-16T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646/where-should-you-live-in-retirement-and-how-to-pay-for-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646","url":"https://www.retiresoonerteam.com/podcast/","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GGILR8708629216.mp3?updated=1775875952","summary":"Rethink retirement, and how the financial and lifestyle choices of today may shape tomorrow. In this episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast, Wes Moss and Christa DiBiase bring real-world context to retirement planning, housing decisions, investment strategies, and tax considerations. • Discover how consistent saving and long-term investing have historically supported greater flexibility in retirement, though past performance does not guarantee future results and may not indicate future market direction. • Picture how your retirement location, cost of living, and closeness to family may shape your day-to-day happiness. • Use a simple framework to research and test potential retirement destinations before making a big move. • Navigate housing transitions by thinking through timing gaps, home equity access, and tax considerations. • Compare ways to fund a home purchase using Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, and brokerage accounts. • Understand how TSP, high-yield savings, mutual funds, and ETFs differ in fees, taxes, and flexibility. • Weigh whether keeping a TSP or rolling assets into an IRA may fit your broader financial picture. • Examine how investment fees and annuities may play a role in long-term planning decisions. • Consider early retirement scenarios by factoring in income variability, taxes, and sustainability over time. Take a fresh look at your retirement strategy with insights grounded in real-life decisions and long-term thinking. Listen and subscribe to the Retire Sooner Podcast for more educational content to help inform your financial decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Rethink retirement, and how the financial and lifestyle choices of today may shape tomorrow. In this episode of the Retire Sooner Podcast, Wes Moss and Ch…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2406,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646/episodes/where-should-you-live-in-retirement-and-how-to-pay-for-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-sooner-with-wes-moss-978646/where-should-you-live-in-retirement-and-how-to-pay-for-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}