{"podcast":{"title":"Retirement Answer Man","slug":"retirement-answer-man-391124","podcast_index_feed_id":391124,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/retirement-answer-man","website_url":"https://www.rogerwhitney.com/blog","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0kiUitDUurnzLaKvu-RmSrZo0ix5G32Q2WQOFm_klHQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZWM3/NGVlZDE5ZDYyZGY1/MjJlZWUzMmIzODM1/ODlkNS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, RMA, CPWA®","episode_count":656,"summary":"A top retirement podcast. Roger Whitney, CFP®, CIMA®, CPWA®, RMA, guides you on how to actually do retirement well financially and personally. This retirement podcast isn't afraid to talk about the softer side of retirement. It will teach you how to retire with confidence. Two-time PLUTUS winner for best retirement podcast / blog and the 2019 winner for best financial planner blog. This retirement podcast covers how to create a paycheck, medicare, healthcare, Social Security, tax management in retirement as well as retirement travel and other non-financial issues you'll need to address to rock retirement. Retirement isn’t an age OR a financial number. It’s finding that balance between living well today and feeling confident about your retirement. It’s about gaining more freedom to pursue the life you want. Join the rock retirement community at www.rogerwhitney.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T18:22:09.489136+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirement-answer-man-391124"},"episode":{"title":"Decluttering for Retirement: How a Simpler Life Helps You Rock Retirement","slug":"decluttering-for-retirement-how-a-simpler-life-helps-you-rock-retirement","published_at":"2026-05-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirement-answer-man-391124/decluttering-for-retirement-how-a-simpler-life-helps-you-rock-retirement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirement-answer-man-391124","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/c76fbb9e","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/c76fbb9e/133cf5ac.mp3","summary":"Roger Whitney continues the decluttering series by exploring the opportunities that come from simplifying your life, finances, and relationships. He explains how reducing complexity can create more mental space, clarity, and confidence in retirement while also making it easier to focus on what matters most. Along the way, Roger dives into the origins and limitations of risk tolerance questionnaires, discusses how retirees can structure portfolios around purpose rather than arbitrary scores, and answers listener questions on donor-advised funds and Social Security survivor benefits. The episode wraps with practical reflections on decluttering digital inputs and defining your personal motivation for simplifying your life. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE RETIREMENT ANSWER MAN (00:00) Roger explains how decluttering helps reclaim your attention in a world competing for your focus. (01:37) Roger previews week two of the decluttering series and introduces the themes of opportunity, risk tolerance, and listener questions. ROCKIN’ RETIREMENT IN THE WILD (02:07) Rick shares how he’s enjoyed five years of retirement without feeling pressure to chase a larger “purpose,” instead embracing freedom, reading, and travel after leaving behind a stressful corporate career. RETIREMENT TOOLKIT (03:30) Roger responds to a listener's question about how risk tolerance should fit into a three-bucket retirement strategy. (11:15) He outlines why retirement planning should focus on building allocations from the ground up based on purpose and time horizon. PRACTICAL PLANNING SEGMENT (18:03) Roger explores the opportunities created by decluttering your things, including reducing overwhelm, maintenance, and future burdens on loved ones. (20:53) He discusses how simplifying finances can increase clar…","meta_description":"Roger Whitney continues the decluttering series by exploring the opportunities that come from simplifying your life, finances, and relationships. He expla…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2356,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retirement-answer-man-391124/episodes/decluttering-for-retirement-how-a-simpler-life-helps-you-rock-retirement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retirement-answer-man-391124/decluttering-for-retirement-how-a-simpler-life-helps-you-rock-retirement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}