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057 | The Golden Albatross | Grumpus Maximus

057 | Grumpus Maximus shares his military background, his blog about understanding pensions, and his path to FI. In this episode we cover Interview with Grumpus Maximus about pensions and the military Where the name Grumpus Maximus comes from The Golden Albatross Grumpus Maximus’ backstory How he discovered the FI movement How he wanted to quit the military but would then lose all the benefits His relationship with Mrs Grumpus about money How to manage your finances as a couple What FI looks like now How Grumpus got through the mental breakdown His top resources for learning about FI How to understand the pension How the retirement system is changing for the younger generation Grumpus presented FI to his colleagues in the military Hot Seat questions Links from the show <a href="https://www.grumpusmaximus.com/">Grumpus Maximus’ blog</a> <a href="https://www.grumpusmaximus.com/what-is-a-golden-albatross/"> What is a Golden Albatross?</a> <a href="https://www.grumpusmaximus.com/pension-series-part-1-pension-safety/"> The Pension Series</a> <a href="https://www.grumpusmaximus.com/pension-series-part-2-worth-vs-worth-it/"> Worth vs worth it</a> <a href="https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/">Mr Money Mustache</a> <a href="http://www.jimcollins.com/">Jim Collins</a> <a href="https://www.grumpusmaximus.com/retirement-planning-how-to-calculate-your-gap-number/"> Retirement Planning: How to Calculate your Gap number</a> <a href="https://www.caniretireyet.com/">Can I retire yet? Blog</a> <a href="https://www.firecalc.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FIRECalc</a> and <a href="http://www.flexibleretirementplanner.com/wp/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Flexible Retirement Planner</a> Grumpus Maximus <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100019039175142" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2147646148795314/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>

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