Is working until 65 actually bad for your health? In this episode, we dig into what the research really says about the link between retirement age and mortality. I share my journey from being obsessed with early retirement to recognizing the deeper value of time freedom, purpose, and creativity in financial planning.

We explore how most professionals are actually on track to be wealthier than they realize, how you can use flexible financial strategies to live better now, and how to stop optimizing for being the richest person in the cemetery.

Key moments:

(02:40) What the NIH research actually says about retirement and mortality

(06:01) What people really want isn't early retirement — it's control over their time

(10:15) Most professionals are already on track to have "too much" money

(25:06) Why chasing passive income is often solving the wrong problem

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