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Money Stories · Episode 28

Derek Coburn: How to Retire Later and Be Happier Now

For founders and high achievers rethinking what money is for.

Mike Brown with Derek Coburn, Financial advisor and author of Let's Retire Retirement · Sep 19, 2025 · 62 min

About this episode

Derek Coburn has spent more than 27 years as a financial advisor watching high achievers sacrifice health and joy for a magic number, then feel empty when they reach it.

He and Mike talk about designing a life you would not want to retire from, the cost of postponing happiness, and practical ways to invest in the present.

More from Money Stories: all episodes. Mike’s book Be Rich Now covers the same ground in depth.