In this episode we talk to Man Tai who reached FIRE and retired early, then became a counsellor and has helped many people deal with the psychological issues of retirement.

We cover his upbringing in an immigrant community and how that affected his views of money and work; his career in business; and what lessons he has learned from counselling both for himself and his clients.

Links to topics covered in the podcast:

Phil Stutz on Netflix

Conditions of Worth and Carl Rogers

The 8 C's of self in Internal Family Systems therapy

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Following earlier episodes on 'bridging' (#10) and how pensions work (#12) we take a deep dive into a typical retirement journey from work to early retirement and beyond.

In this we look at: using ISAs to fund the period from retirement until access to a company pension or SIPP; then drawing down from that pension; incorporating a defined benefit pension and whether to take it early; and then dealing with the state pension.

Website mentioned in the episode:

Fireplanner

Wiki toolkit

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Does running a business make FIRE easier as the tools and skills are transferable? Or does it make it harder as businesses take up so much of your time? For this episode we're talking to Anne-Marie and David who own and manage two businesses.

We talk about how they first heard about FIRE and what their future goals are, along with managing a healthy work/life balance including managing employees. We also cover the parallels between running a business and managing your family finances and the differences between saving for retirement as an employee and as a company director.

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