My wife and I are directors of our farm business and own property, plus small pensions. I am nearly 52, hubby is 55. We have started to save to retire from the farm, and possibly live on rental income, I'd really appreciate you go LIVE and talk about how

Here's what happened in the past month: husband fell down, broke off front tooth, needed a cap $986. Car accident resulting in payment of $1,000 deductible of insurance. Garage door died and needs replacing. Luckily we have emergency fund.

I wasn't financially free until my 40’s and I’m still in my 40’s, bought my third house already, earn on a monthly through passive income and got 4 out of 5 goals, just hope it encourages someone that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have any of them right now, you can start TODAY regardless your age INVEST and change your future! Investing in the financial market is a grand choice I made. Great video! Thanks for sharing!Very inspiring! I love this

I retired last October at 64, with a healthy 401K and IRA, even through my financial adviser/financial planner said we are in great shape to weather the financial storm we are about to go thru, we sold our condo, got rid of one vehicle, only need one vehicle now, and purchased a new manufactured home in a 55 plus community, now no mortgage, no CC debt. I don't plan on taken my SS until I reach my FRA. We watch every dollar, and have baked in a good size yearly travel budget for our RV travels.

Wow, that credit card payment example was incredible! I'll bet a lot of people think rounding up the monthly payment would have little effect but it really did make a difference. Wish I'd known this back when I carried credit card debt, but I'm thankful I don't do that now.

My biggest financial problem in retirement has been the transition from saving to spending. I have not been able to make that transition. Of course, that means that an emergency fund is not a problem.

Jeff, Please add a bullet point summary at the end of each of your videos. I can think of a dozen of your videos that I'd like to act upon, but I can't remember the specific actionable items from each of them. Also, thank you for all of your work. It makes a REAL DIFFERENCE in the lives of your viewers. It's a big difference, a life changing difference.

You are doing a great service to keep giving those basics, because it doesn’t matter if you’re working or retired, they work for you! Have/use/stick to a REAL budget (that’s a dedicated money plan, not your checkbook balance), maintain an emergency fund, eliminate debt, continue to save/build security, maintain your credit standing by paying bills you do have on time, every time. When you find the average financial mess in someone’s life, one or usually more of those items has been neglected or ignored. Thanks, Geoff!

I just want to sleep in with no interruptions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Retirement is sooooooo simple for me...................

I have one CC, I use it for places that don't take debit cards or online purchases and I pay off the balance each month. Makes life easy and its nice to have as a backup.

As a recent retiree, nearly age 63, 30 years in the Navy and now back in my home state of Florida. I will have a book published soon and I am starting freelance e writing using the University of Iowa online certificate which I hope to achieve next year. Better use my GI bill, right? Agree with all you said. I am beginning to live like a minimalist. I invest, have no credit card debt (only home mortgage paying it off in half the time), a very high FICO score, Navy retirement , etc. Life seems okay. Blessing to you and your viewers.

Great advice Geoff!! I was already following 4...and I'm not retired yet....gotta make that emergency fund funding change. Oh yeah, for those thinking, I got this covered....things happen, sometimes when you think "I'm good". Last year, I broke my leg while NOT covered by insurance. Yeah, it was a 60 day period that my company put in place before the coverage started, and I didn't check the COBRA rules....which I could have waived that 60 days. Anyways, don't do what I did, it's wicked expensive!

this is such important info, all checked. thank you JS

Like the suggestion of putting 5% into an emergency fund

retired, credit score was 848 last month. But things are tight, as I retired much earlier than I wanted to due to covid issues. I hope I can maintain it but savings? maybe I can continue to save a few bucks per month, but as I said it is tight and I have cut everything I can.

Your advice is always valuable and I enjoy these videos. Secondly, I am impressed by the high-quality of the Stock Video Footage you use in these presentations!

Great presentation & I couldn't agree more with your points. I was a mortgage guy for ~40 yrs & a degree in accounting. I practiced that the first 4 years. I would show my clients how just adding a few extra dollars to their mortgage payment every month made such a big change in the term & total interest paid. It really is amazing if you play around with a mortgage calculator what you can very easily accomplish. The hard part for most was being diligent & continuation.

Love your videos and have been watching your videos for about a year now. The recently added sounds from the video clips cut into the main video are very distracting and keep me from hearing what you are saying in each duration. Just my personal suggestion, but I'd like it if you took out those sounds, so I may better absorb the content you are putting out.

Excellent content and informative! New subscriber. ❤️

Great advice and see you are upping your game with the nice suit and shirt.

We retired early with no debts. By limiting our retirement income we saved over $25,000 per year in health insurance premiums via Obamacare. Our retirement funds have grown each year since retiring. Retirement savings via more time...flying on days when rates are the lowest, etc.

Good afternoon. I just came back from Fry’s grocery store. I really wanted some rice Krispy’s cereal. $5.99 for the small box. Who are they kidding? Products are way down of every kind.

Thank you Mr Schmidt

If I have to use a credit card I wait for a zero percent balance transfer offer on another card before doing it. Currently trying to finish building our home (started 21 yrs ago) and need to finish this year so these expenses will be paid off by my 65th birthday next year. By the materials, switch to the zero % promo, divide balance by months and pay monthly. Much easier now since we’re virtually debt free already, otherwise I would have to slow progress to pay as we go which is why this project has taken so long to begin with.

My spending plan is pretty difficult...I can't seem to find anything to spend on. I'm having a good time laughing at all of the inflation though. Last night I decided to take a crack at my first try making a version of a McRib so I checked out the prices at McDonalds...they were hilarious! I can't believe anyone would pay so much for that garbage. Instead I grabbed a pound of ground pork and seasoned it with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders, paprika, etc formed it into round patties and cooked them over medium heat before coating them in BBQ sauce and nesting them on lightly toasted Sheboygan hard rolls that were on sale at our small town grocery store's bakery department. I then loaded up the thinly sliced onions and pickles...fantastic and under $2/serving. There's lots of people recreating the McRib verbatim and they form rectangular patties, mold in ribs, freeze them and put them on the same shaped buns. I went with round patties so I could use round buns and drop the cost of the finished sandwich 20% as well as tasting better and we always have round bakery buns on hand, the molded "ribs" side doesn't brown as well as my flat, round patties and why freeze the meat just because McDonalds does, I'll take fresh every time. I really streamlined the process as well so they're just as fast and easy as burgers to make. This is a powerful thing to do with everything from computers and electronics to vehicles and everything in between. While I have a hard time finding ways to spend, all I see are new ways to save even more and I have a fun time with all of the projects to do so. Live Simple, Live Free!

Thank you, this was informative.

When I was getting my MBA in 2003 one of our profs told us that credit card companies call those who pay off their balances every month "DEADBEATS" because the CC company never makes any money off of them. So when I decided to get a VISA credit card at my credit union a few years ago, i was worried about my credit score because I've paid off CC balances every month for 20 years. I was shocked to learn that it was an excellent score. Why? What has changed? Why am I no longer considered to be a "deadbeat"?

One comment, I believe that you are missing half of the budget if you don’t include income because the bottom line is where you stand every month income minus expenses this is a very important number to evaluate and help tune your budget so it is more helpful to you.

Great advice. Could you give some ideas of what credit score you should be striving for? And how to improve if you are not where you want to be?

So my wife and I paid off our house 22 years ago. We pay cash for our cars. We use credit cards as a convenience, and we pay off the balance each month. We have had zero debt for over two decades. So our credit score is probably not all that great. Are we supposed run up some debt to improve that score? That seems nonsensical.

What about using Roth as retirement fund? I really appreciate your content. I usually take notes and email them to myself while watching your videos.

Jeff, thanks for the video. By the way, I'm doing all five. I do have a question on whether I need an emergency fund. I'm currently debt-free (home included), have no CC debt, and have a credit score of 780. I know where all of my income is going and give over 40% of my retirement income to charity ($120k). Do I need to have 6 months in an emergency fund? My net worth is over 3 million. Thanks,

I currently invest in stocks with the help of a licensed broker. She trades for me & has helped me grow my 6 figure portfolio to over 200% up. It best to invest with an expert.

In California it’s illegal for companies to check credit score for insurance.

I'm 76 and have a credit rating of 832 and my wife not retired rating is honestly 850. We believe credit score is important to the day you pass. No, we are debt free also.

In WA unfortunately your credit score can no longer be used to determine your price of insurance. 😢

Where can we find the calculator you use from the 4 minute mark please ?

Geoff, love the content. Wish you would please link websites you use in your examples. I know I could find the credit card one if I took an extra minute, but I'm lazy😂. Thanks for your insights. Also, thoughts on Roth conversions during retirement??

Why would I withdrawal money from my IRA and save it? I would simply leave that 5% in the IRA and not pay taxes a little longer??

1. Every dollar has a job 2. 5% of income goes to emergency fund now and forever 3. Do not carry credit card debt - pay it off 4. Maintain a great credit score 5. ? I guessed I missed one somewhere This channel is one of the worst for comment spam. Report the spam, people!

I only counted 4.

i watch and listen and learn... BUT.......$5000 debt @19% interest making minimum payment with 1% principle included in payment is 61 months to pay off not 275 months. What did I miss???

This is my fifth year after retirement. I’ve been following the 4% rule thing, but this isn’t really how hard I expected things to be. After I cashed out a lump sum, I still have about $760k left, but at this rate, and with how the market is (we were putting money away in an index fund), I’m starting to get really worried.

I don't understand why anyone buys things on a credit card that they don't have the money to pay for in advance! It's like borrowing from a legal loan shark!

All these retirement experts don't realize that retirement is highly personal from one person to another, you cant formulate it. This country retirement is in a mess because of not bad decision by people but the politicians who serve their rich masters.

When you retire, are you supposed to put 5% of all the money you receive (Social Security, pension, IRA, ROTH distributions) into the emergency fund? Also, is this 5% of pre-tax or after-tax amount?

My rule: Don’t buy anything unless I can eat it or wear it.

is the 5% rule you mention pre-tax income or post-tax income?

It's all good stuff but this video might as well be called "The Five BEST PRACTICES in Spending for Anyone". What is said here applies to people at any age and stage of life, retired or not. It's surprising to me how many people don't follow these basic rules and then wonder why they can't get ahead.

People don't know this by retirement age? Good god what have you been doing all these decades

Move to Mexico. 25% world. Across the board.

Enough with the sound effects!

These added clips are a bit annoying to watch and interrupt what you are saying

Debit cards have made credit cards obsolete. Don't get suckered in.