A Slacker’s Guide to 12 Years of Early Retirement – Kevin Sebesta | MHFI 302
Doug chats with Kevin Sebesta, a self-proclaimed “high-achieving slacker”, about lessons learned from 12 years of early retirement. Kevin discusses the importance of building a supportive community, how living child-free influences lifestyle
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Doug chats with Kevin Sebesta, a self-proclaimed “high-achieving slacker”, about lessons learned from 12 years of early retirement. Kevin discusses the importance of building a supportive community, how living child-free influences lifestyle choices, the concept of a “Fun Bucket” for guilt-free spending, the balance between optimizing finances & enjoying life, and how curiosity drives his fulfilling retirement.
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 Journey to FI & travel adventures
7:28 Building community in retirement
12:30 Finding a FI family
18:02 Child-free lifestyle & estate planning
29:44 The Fun Bucket
36:41 Die With Zero & time bucketing
42:20 You are who you are
50:05 Adjustments in retirement
59:16 Ability of time & curiosity
1:06:40 Optimizing finances in retirement
1:14:06 Soundcheck – Marshall amps