Retirement Readiness & Car Ownership - Mailbag with Mark Trautman | MHFI 313

March 31, 2026 00:54:51
Retirement Readiness & Car Ownership - Mailbag with Mark Trautman | MHFI 313
Mile High FI Podcast
Retirement Readiness & Car Ownership - Mailbag with Mark Trautman | MHFI 313

Mar 31 2026 | 00:54:51

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Show Notes

Doug and Mark Trautman (Mark’s Money Mind) answer questions from the listener mailbag.  They discuss how to prepare for retirement, building social connections beyond work, psychological shifts of leaving a career, strategies for “manufacturing” a retirement paycheck, how to navigate the changing landscape of car ownership (buying vs. leasing), and the mindset shift of decumulation & spending.

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0:00 Introduction

0:56 Recent travels

5:53 Question – Preparing to retire

11:13 Social connections, hobbies, & identity

18:50 Retirement paycheck strategy

23:35 Question – Leasing vs. buying cars

29:16 Longevity & when leasing makes sense

34:17 Question – Decumulation & spending

40:47 Calculating downside risk & seeking advice

49:24 Soundcheck – Casa Bonita

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