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Die With Zero
by Bill Perkins
A provocative counterargument to conventional retirement wisdom. Perkins argues that dying with money left over is a financial planning failure — the goal should be to maximize your life experiences while you still have the health and energy to enjoy them.
Key Takeaways
- →Dying with money unspent means you traded life energy for nothing
- →Experiences create 'memory dividends' that pay out for the rest of your life
- →Give money to your kids when they're young enough to use it — not after you're gone
- →Health, wealth, and free time peak at different ages — plan accordingly
- →The goal isn't to die with zero dollars, it's to die with zero regrets