{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Ideal Level of Wealth","description":"Is there an ideal level of wealth? Our Retirement Headline comes from Nick Maggiulli, who starts by rejecting the usual vague answers\u2014\u201cit depends,\u201d \u201con your own terms,\u201d or \u201cwhatever makes you happy.\u201d Instead, he tries to give a practical, math-based answer that works for most people, even if it\u2019s not perfect for everyone.&amp;nbsp; Then our listener question is \u201cHow should we think about future income sources\u2014like Social Security and pensions\u2014in terms of our net worth? Should we include the present value of that income?\u201d Finally, in our \u201cRetire to Something\u201d segment, we\u2019re learning from an anonymous HR manager that is deploying their skillset in a totally new way in retirement.&amp;nbsp; Resource: Article by Nick Maggiulli in Of Dollars &amp;amp; Data: The Ideal Level of Wealth Connect with Benjamin Brandt:  Subscribe to the This Week in Retirement: http:\/\/thisweekinretirement.com Get the Retire-Ready Toolkit: http:\/\/retirementstartstodayradio.com Work with Benjamin:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/retirementstartstoday.com\/start  Get the book!Retirement Starts Today: Your Non-financial Guide to an Even Better Retirement Follow Retirement Starts Today in:Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or&amp;nbsp;iHeart ","author_name":"Retirement Starts Today","author_url":"https:\/\/retirementstartstodayradio.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40015485\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/385b83\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40015485"}