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June 6th, 2026

The Real Math of Working One More Year (It’s Not What You Think)

  1. The Real Math of Working One More Year (It’s Not What You Think) James Conole, CFP® 9:40

“Just one more year, to be safe.”

I've heard that sentence more times than almost any other in my career. One year becomes two, two becomes five. By the time they finally retire, something has shifted and Retirement looks very different. This is the math of working one more year. Both sides of it.

We're going to cover:

– why Mark and Carol (example case) had $2.5 million saved and still couldn't say yes
– the $600 a month question that changed everything in the room
– what Carol said when I asked how many good years she and Mark actually had left
– why Mark realised three of those years were already gone
– the cost that never shows up on a balance sheet

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James Conole CFP®, Podcaster

James Conole is the founder of Root Financial and the host of the Ready For Retirement podcast and YouTube channel.