Work precedes reward. When others lay down we lean in. The tallest man, is the one left standing when the others dropout or get knocked out. Defeat does not happen when you get knocked down it can only happen when you refuse to get back up.
The other day I was playing chess with my eight-year-old son on one those giant boards with toddler-sized pieces when I realized that personal finance is like a game of chess. You could win in a few moves or it might take you thousands of moves before you get that checkmate.
Let me introduce this 4% rule, upon which, I am willing to stake my entire retirement portfolio. And then, we will cover exactly how much money you need to retire according to “The Rule of Tweenty-five”
