25. Q&A with guest John

<p>This time we have our regular guest John and we are looking at questions posted in our Facebook group (see the community link below) covering a wide range of FIRE areas including:</p><p>What are the trade-offs in retiring early and how important is it to understand tax?</p><p>How do you deal with one partner having a much larger pension?</p><p>Should you include the state pension in your planning and what if it needs topping up?</p><p>What about house or pet sitting as a way to reduce holiday costs in retirement?</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/thefireplace">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Support the show⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.thefireplace.info/">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>the fire place community</strong></a></p><p></p>