{"podcast":{"title":"The Pilot Money Guys","slug":"the-pilot-money-guys-3623630","podcast_index_feed_id":3623630,"rss_url":"https://pilotmoneyguys.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.pilotmoneyguyspodcast.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/0/4/2/80427f365a125f9c/Final_Podcast_Logo.jpg","author":"Charlie Mattingly","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Pilot Money Guys are a group of financial planners with a passion for bringing together financial planning and the commercial airline industry. Brought to you by a team of financial planners with backgrounds flying for major US airlines and military service. If you have questions about personal finance with an interest in news and interesting stories from the airlines, then we hope you will give us a listen. https://www.leadingedgeplanning.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-19T22:19:26.703693+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pilot-money-guys-3623630"},"episode":{"title":"Flight #126: The Art and Science of Early Retirement for Pilots","slug":"flight-126-the-art-and-science-of-early-retirement-for-pilots","published_at":"2026-03-20T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pilot-money-guys-3623630/flight-126-the-art-and-science-of-early-retirement-for-pilots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pilot-money-guys-3623630","url":"https://pilotmoneyguys.libsyn.com/flight-126-the-art-and-science-of-early-retirement-for-pilots","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pilotmoneyguys/PMG126.mp3?dest-id=2685437","summary":"What does it really take to retire early as a pilot—and are you truly prepared for what comes next? In this episode, we break down both the financial strategies and emotional realities behind early retirement, specifically for those in aviation careers. You'll learn the essential \"science\" of early retirement, including how to estimate your true spending needs, manage portfolio risk, plan distributions, and prepare for major costs like healthcare. Take The Pilot Wealth Index to find out if you are on track for retirement! You can find show notes, resources and more at: https://tinyurl.com/deuraj9n","meta_description":"What does it really take to retire early as a pilot—and are you truly prepared for what comes next? In this episode, we break down both the financial stra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3554,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pilot-money-guys-3623630/episodes/flight-126-the-art-and-science-of-early-retirement-for-pilots/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pilot-money-guys-3623630/flight-126-the-art-and-science-of-early-retirement-for-pilots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}