{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How 2 Couples Cut Housing Costs To Speed Up Their Path To Early Retirement","description":"What happens when you reach financial independence by paying off a low interest rate mortgage early? Or being renter instead of buying a home and growing equity? I'll explain why hitting that milestone earns you the right to ignore some of the most stubborn rules in personal finance.&amp;nbsp; For our Listener Question: A listener wants to know how to think about real estate as part of a retirement portfolio \u2014 should they own a rental property for income? And we will wrap it up with another listener-sourced segment called &quot;Retire to Something&quot;.  Resource:&amp;nbsp; Article from Business Insider: &quot;There\u2019s No One-Size-Fits-All Path to Early Retirement&quot; &amp;nbsp; 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 &amp;nbsp; ","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\/41211720\/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\/41211720"}