{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Consumer Sentiment is Terrible","description":"Americans don't feel great about the economy. Consumer Sentiment just hit the lowest reading in roughly 75 years. Ben Carlson over at A Wealth of Common Sense dug into why that might be, and what it means for those of us trying to enjoy a retirement when it always feels like the second shoe is about to drop. In our Listener Question segment, we hear from someone who is sitting on 50x their annual spending - and they can't get their spouse to spend it. Wrapping up the episode we hear from Karen in our &quot;Retire To Something&quot; segment. She's thru-hiking thousands of miles and loving it.  Resource:  Article by Ben Carlson of A Wealth of Common Sense: The Lowest Consumer Sentiment EVER  &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\/41662275\/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\/41662275"}