Wealthy After 40: Retirement Ready, Financial Freedom, Budgeting, Saving, Debt
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Welcome to the Wealthy After 40 — the podcast for Gen X women and couples who want to feel confident about their money and clear on their path to retirement.
Hosted by Dalene Higgins — Money Coach and Retirement Strategist — this show is the support you need to get your money organized, intentional, and working toward the life you actually want without overwhelm.
🎙️ Tune in weekly for honest conversations, practical strategies, and simple systems to help you:
- Take control of your money and direct it where it needs to go
- Build consistency with saving and not lose enjoyment of spending
- Navigate the tension between paying off debt and planning for retirement
- Create a vision for your money and your future with a plan to support it
- Make confident financial decisions without second-guessing yourself
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Wealthy After 40: Retirement Ready, Financial Freedom, Budgeting, Saving, Debt
The Real Reason You Don’t Feel Ready for Retirement
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[Ep 187]
If you’ve ever wondered why retirement still feels so far away and know you should be thinking about it, this episode is for you.
Today I’m talking about the real reason so many people don’t feel ready for retirement and why waiting until “later” to figure it out may be the very thing keeping you stuck.
By the end of this episode, you’ll understand the three hidden gaps that make retirement feel overwhelming and out of reach, so you can start creating clarity, confidence, and a realistic path toward the future you actually want.
In this episode you’ll learn:
✅ Why retirement still feels far away for so many people in their 40s and 50s
✅ The biggest mistake people make when planning for retirement
✅ How to start connecting your current spending and financial decisions to your future retirement goals
✅ A simple way to start creating clarity and confidence around retirement planning
Episode Highlights
00:00 Why Retirement Feels Far
00:32 Stuck in the Messy Middle
01:52 Name the Feeling Block
03:16 Gap One Retirement Vision
05:49 Gap Two Know Your Number
08:14 Gap Three Build a System
12:32 One Gap One Next Step
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