How to Retire in a Weekend: A 3-day guide to navigating the path from Burnt Out to I'm Out!

In our rat race, forty-plus hours-a-week world, the phrase three-day weekend holds excitement and relief. Those three simple words contain a sense of freedom from universal stress and constraints. Interestingly, that same stress – our weekday jobs – is what provides the means for us to enjoy that little three-day escape. But is there a more empowering, beneficial, or therapeutic way to spend a long weekend other than sleepin’ late, chillin’ in the recliner, or hangin’ by the pool?

Putting your finger on your retirement vision is a license to relax in a way you may not have experienced yet will appreciate when you return to the Monday morning grind. In three days, you can simultaneously invest in yourself and celebrate decades of hard work and discipline. Imagine a Friday of self-reflection, analysis, and dreaming of the future. A solid Saturday of information collection, fixed-income stream investigation, monthly expense estimation, income gap reconciliation, and risk assessment. Then, a Sunday examination of survivorship, estate, and legacy. Do these sound like activities you’ve been putting off? Would knocking them out bring you comfort?

Consider spending your extended weekend with Curvin Miller IV and Andie Doller, Sr. Wealth Advisors at Russell Total Wealth and Wellness. In their book, How to Retire in a Weekend, they simplify this process, explaining step-by-step the how and why of adequately preparing for retirement. Using a thorough yet entertaining approach, Curvin and Andie take you on a purposeful weekend stroll with an intended destination: freedom from the constraints of an unplanned retirement.