There is a certain kind of person who has clearly won the game and keeps playing. The numbers say they could stop tomorrow, and they show up Monday anyway. From the outside it looks like fear or stubbornness. Up close it is usually something else.
Work hands you things that have nothing to do with the paycheck. A reason to get up. People to see. A place where you are good at something and it matters. Take all of that away overnight and a big empty space opens up, and a full bank account does not fill it on its own. So the hesitation is not really about whether the money lasts. It is about what replaces the part of you the job was carrying.
That is worth naming before you retire, not after. The people who make the leap well tend to retire toward something, a plan for their time, rather than just away from a job. The money question is real, but it is often the easier half.
Hosted byNick GeorgeCFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, IWA™FounderView bio →
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