What happens when you reach financial independence by paying off a low interest rate mortgage early? Or being renter instead of buying a home and growing equity? I'll explain why hitting that milestone earns you the right to ignore some of the most stubborn rules in personal finance.

For our Listener Question: A listener wants to know how to think about real estate as part of a retirement portfolio — should they own a rental property for income?

And we will wrap it up with another listener-sourced segment called "Retire to Something".

Resource: Article from Business Insider: "There's No One-Size-Fits-All Path to Early Retirement"

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