{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dental CEO Podcast","title":"Retire Twice: Why Waiting Until 65 Is the Worst Retirement Plan for Dentists (Part 1)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2109,"description":"What if the traditional retirement plan, work hard for 40 years and finally retire at 65, is actually the reason so many dentists end up burned out, broke on experiences, and full of regret?\n\nIn Part 1 of this two-part series, Scott Leune revisits a post he wrote 16 years ago that challenged everything he'd been taught about building wealth and retiring. Instead of one big retirement at the end of a career, Scott lays out a philosophy of semi-retiring twice: once during the years your kids need you most, and again once you've built enough wealth to slow down for good.\n\nScott breaks down:\nWhy the traditional \"work hard, save, retire at 65\" path leads to the most common regrets he's heard from wealthy people, again and again\nThe four life phases (18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-65) and what your income, savings, and schedule should look like in each one\nWhy your 20s and early 30s should be about high income and low costs, not lifestyle upgrades\nHow to structure your practice so you can drop to two or three days a week during the years your family needs you most\nWhy your late 40s through 60s can become your highest-earning, highest-impact years, if you've set yourself up correctly\nHow this philosophy applies directly to practice ownership, associateships, and the timing of buying, building, or selling a practice\n\nThis episode lays the groundwork for a bigger conversation. In Part 2, Scott will get tactical, walking through the specific dental practice models that make semi-retiring twice actually possible at each stage of your career.\n\nIf you've ever felt like the traditional path to retirement doesn't match the life you actually want to live, this episode will change how you think about your career, your family, and your money.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SypKbfMRZhvaxFvr7L3tGgKV14N37gxnYirG73tyocY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NGE0/MTdlYTYyNmUwNjhi/ZWMyY2FhNzZmYjA3/Yjk0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}