Certified Financial Planner Manisha Thakor Saved Too Much for Retirement

<p>Episode page: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake132">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake132</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #132 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://moneyzen.com/about/">Manisha Thakor</a>, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry. She has seen firsthand the downfalls of being trapped in what she calls “the cult of money.” She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Financial Planner.</p> <p>From a failed marriage to nearly working herself to death – twice, Manisha has learned the hard way how expensive this pursuit of money really is. Using a unique approach she calls “<a href="https://moneyzen.com/">MoneyZen</a>”, Manisha found her way back to financial and personal wellbeing. Today, she uses this framework to help others do the same.</p> <p>Manisha is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3Khi6sH">books</a> including <a href="https://amzn.to/3rHxvu3"><em>On My Own Two Feet</em></a><em> </em>and <a href="https://amzn.to/3fwx6Vy"><em>Get Financially Naked: How to Talk Money With Your Honey</em></a>.</p> <p>In today's episode, Manisha shares her “favorite mistake” story about realizing she had saved up far more than she needed for retirement — at the cost of her own well-being, health, and satisfaction. Why did confuse wealth for “well-th”?</p> <p>We talk about that story and other topics including:</p> <ul> <li>Retired once she realized she had WAY too much saved</li> <li>From donations to direct participation in meaningful non-profits?</li> <li>Tell us what you mean by the phrase “a cult of money” and why people get caught up in that?</li> <li>Well-th isn’t as easily measured?</li> <li><a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast">Ten Percent Happier</a> podcast</li> <li>What led to you “nearly working yourself to death”?</li> <li>The cult of “never enough”</li> <li>The most common money mistakes that couples make?</li> <li>What is “MoneyZen”?</li> <li>How do you work with indivi