Mike Piper: Financial Considerations for People Who Have ‘Enough’

<p>Our guest on the podcast today is Mike Piper. He is the author of several personal finance books, the latest of which is called <i>More Than Enough: A Brief Guide to the Questions That Arise After Realizing You Have More Than You Need</i>. Other books include, <i>After the Death of Your Spouse; Can I Retire?</i>; <i>Social Security Made Simple</i>; <i>Taxes Made Simple</i>; and <i>Investing Made Simple</i>. Mike also writes a wonderful blog called <i>Oblivious Investor,</i> and he has developed a free tool for exploring Social Security-claiming decisions. It’s called Open Social Security. Mike is a certified public accountant.</p><p>Background & Books</p><p><a href="https://michaelrpiper.com/">Bio</a></p><p><a href="https://obliviousinvestor.com/about/"><i>Oblivious Investor</i></a></p><p><a href="https://opensocialsecurity.com/about">Open Social Security</a></p><p>“<a href="https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1035566/mike-piper-delaying-social-security-not-always-a-good-deal">Mike Piper: Delaying Social Security Not Always a Good Deal</a>,” <i>The Long View</i> podcast, <a href="http://morningstar.com/" target="_blank">Morningstar.com</a>, April 27, 2021.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950967131/?tag=obliviousside-20"><i>More Than Enough: A Brief Guide to Questions That Arise After Realizing You Have More Than You Need</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1950967123/?tag=obliviousside-20"><i>After the Death of Your Spouse: Next Financial Steps for Surviving Spouses</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Can-Retire-Retirement-Savings-Explained/dp/1950967077/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="><i>Can I Retire?</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Social-Security-Made-Simple-Retirement-ebook/dp/B09Q2F5TCK?ref_=ast_author_dp"><i>Social Security Made Simple</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Taxes-Made-Simple-Explained-Financial-ebook/dp/B0BS9ZPZTD?ref_=ast_author_dp"><i>Taxes Made Simple</i></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Made-Simpl