Am I Really Ready to Retire at 42? - with Ralph Benson from Moneycube

Seven years ago, I sat down with Ralph Benson from Moneycube to talk about pensions, investing and financial independence. Exactly seven years later, Ralph joins me again to look back at what's changed - both in my own financial journey and in the wider world of pensions and financial planning. This time around, we talk about my plans for early retirement and some of the questions Ralph typically asks clients when they're trying to work out what they actually want from their money. We also explore the money-time-health triangle, what retirement might actually look like for me, and perhaps most importantly, what Plan B looks like if things don't quite work out as expected. Show notes: The original interview with Ralph: https://www.firepodcast.ie/talking-pensions-with-ralph-benson-from-moneycube Pensions Awareness Week: https://pensionsawarenessweek.ie Check out Moneycube: www.moneycube.ie or email [email protected] Sponsorship disclosure: This episode includes sponsorship from Moneycube, but the interview with Ralph Benson itself was not sponsored or commissioned. I invited Ralph onto the podcast independently and received no payment for interviewing him. I retained full editorial control, including over the questions asked and the final edit, and Moneycube had no approval or influence over the interview or its content.  For more information on how we work with sponsors, please click here. Moneycube is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.