21 Things to Do Before You Retire (Are You On Track?!)

21 Things to Do Before You Retire (Are You On Track?!)

Author: Andrew Giancola November 10, 2025 Duration: 47:59
The Personal Finance Podcast
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Join the community built to help you master your money, stay accountable, and reach financial freedom. 👉 Join Master Money Academy today! In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, Andrew reveals the 10 critical retirement milestones most people miss, from defining your dream retirement and hitting 25 times your annual expenses for financial independence, to creating a withdrawal strategy that makes your money last, building multiple income streams, maximizing Social Security benefits, supercharging savings with catch-up contributions after 50, strategically converting to Roth accounts to slash your lifetime tax bill, and protecting your wealth from scams, giving you the complete playbook to retire confidently with more money, less stress, and total control over your future. Listen to The Business Show here. Partner Deals Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/personalfinance Get 50% Off Monarch Money, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarchmoney.com/PFP Acorns: Start investing automatically with Acorns and get a $5 bonus at Acorns.com/PFP  Chime: Start your credit journey with Chime. Sign-up takes only two minutes and doesn’t affect your credit score. Get started at chime.com/  DELL: Get a new Dell AI PC starting at $749.99, at Dell.com/ai-pc. Policy Genius:  Go to policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quote. Shopify: Shopify makes it so easy to sell. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at  shopify.com/pfp Wayfair: Shop outdoor furniture, grills, lawn games, and WAY more for WAY less DeleteMe: Go to https://joindeleteme.com/PFP20/ and Use Promo Code PFP for 20% off!   Link of the Episode that was mentioned here: How to Pay No Taxes in Early Retirement, Debunking the Mortgage Fee Fiasco, and More! With Katie Gatti (From Money With Katie!) Connect With Andrew on Social Media: Instagram TikTok Twitter Master Money Website Master Money Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Andrew Giancola, The Personal Finance Podcast is a straightforward conversation about building a practical and prosperous life. Andrew, who also runs Master Money, doesn't hold back on the specifics-you'll hear his actual strategies for managing money, investing in stocks and real estate, and developing business ideas. The focus is on actionable steps, from negotiating a higher salary at your current job to constructing reliable streams of passive income. The goal isn't just accumulation for its own sake, but creating the financial foundation that grants you more choices and autonomy. Each episode of this podcast is designed to demystify wealth-building, moving beyond theory to the tactics that can free up your time for the things you value most, whether that's traveling the world or simply reclaiming your day from financial stress. It's a direct resource for anyone ready to move from thinking about money to actively building a more secure and expansive future.
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This is THE BIGGEST RISK to Your Retirement Portfolio [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:07
Two retirees. Same portfolio. Same returns. One ran out of money at 87. The only difference was when the bad years hit. Here is how to make sure you are not the unlucky one. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio…
The Insurance Crisis Nobody Is Talking About (With Bob Litterman) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:44
Your home insurance bill is not going up because of inflation. It is going up because of a risk that was mispriced for decades and is now coming due. Episode Sponsor Coalition for an Insurable Future Website: https://coa…
How to Become a Stealth Wealth Millionaire (With JC Rodriguez) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:11
Real millionaires do not look rich. They look boring on purpose, and that is exactly how they got there. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarjam.com/q05p7/register/q05p7b65?webina…
How to Shave Off 7+ Working Years and Retire Early! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:02
Most people try to retire early by saving more and spending less. The people who actually pull it off use these six strategies instead. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarjam.com…
Is the American Dream Dead? (With Freddie Smith) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:53
Millennials and Gen Z are not broke because of laziness but a broken system. Here is what is actually going on and what you can do about it. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarja…
How Companies Are Quietly Robbing You! With Lindsay Owens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:03
The store already knows how much you are willing to pay. They are just waiting for the right moment to charge you that exact amount. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarjam.com/q0…
12 Financial Rules of Thumb That Let You Spend More on What You Love [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:18
What if the secret to spending more on what you love is not making more money but having better rules for how you spend it? 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarjam.com/q05p7/regis…
How to RETIRE BY 30! (With Cody Berman) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03:42
Nobody teaches you that financial independence is a spectrum. Here is the mindset shift that changed everything. 👉 Join Andrew's FREE Masterclass The Portfolio Pyramid: https://event.webinarjam.com/q05p7/register/o37wxuz…

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