21 Things to Do Before You Retire (Part 2)

21 Things to Do Before You Retire (Part 2)

Author: Andrew Giancola November 12, 2025 Duration: 42:07
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 continues with Part 2 of 21 Things to Do Before You Retire revealing 11 more critical milestones most people miss including building a healthcare plan to protect against rising medical costs, creating a 2-3 year cash buffer to survive market crashes, entering retirement debt-free for maximum flexibility, maxing out your HSA for triple tax-advantaged savings, stress-testing your retirement number against inflation and longevity, developing a housing strategy that fits your lifestyle and budget, building guaranteed income beyond Social Security, creating an estate plan to protect your family, planning for Required Minimum Distributions to minimize taxes, and designing a phased retirement to work on your terms, giving you the complete playbook to retire with security and control. 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!   Watch the 21 Things to Do Before You Retire Part 1 here. 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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