Wow, how time flies! Justin has officially been retired for two full years.

Today, we’ll dig into how year 2 was different, get life and financial updates, and also look forward to year 3.

You’ll notice a big fitness theme, and Justin will discuss an upcoming fitness retreat he’s organizing in Spain.

We’ll briefly skim over Justin’s 6-month international trip, but if you want a deeper dive into how traveling the world technically saved him money, check out these episodes: Asia Recap & Full Trip Recap

Justin also gives us a transparent view of his financial updates. We hope this inspires listeners to see how truly powerful compounding interest is.

His High-Level Financial Stats:

• Net Worth at retirement: $1.7M


• Net Worth after 1 year retired: $2.1M


• Net Worth after 2 years retired: $2.7M

We also ended this episode in a similar way that we ended his year 1 review of retirement, with a quick blast overview of how he spent his time, which includes:

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  • December 2024
    
    
    
    • Spent the month in Mississippi visiting family
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • January 2025
    
    
    
    • Going-away party
    
    
    • Departed for the Philippines
      
      
      
      • Island-hopping boat tour
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Feb
    
    
    
    • Indonesia
      
      
      
      • Ubud, Uluwatu, Gili Air, Nusa Lembogan, Nusa Penida
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Mar
    
    
    
    • Vietnam
      
      
      
      • Birthday on Ha Giang loop
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Apr
    
    
    
    • Thailand / Amsterdam / Switzerland
      
      
      
      • Koh Lanta
      
      
      • Chiang Mai
      
      
      • Temple Tours
      
      
      • Elephant Sanctuary
      
      
      • Tulip gardens
      
      
      • Insane train routes
      
      
      • Hang gliding off mountains
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • May
    
    
    
    • Italy
      
      
      
      • Lake Como
      
      
      • Cinque Terre
      
      
      • Parma
      
      
      • Florence
      
      
      • Elba
      
      
      • Naples
      
      
      • Ischia
      
      
      • Lipari
      
      
      • Sicily
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • June
    
    
    
    • Italy
      
      
      
      • Lipari round 2
      
      
      • Sardinia
      
      
      • Rome
        
        
        
        • First half-marathon
          
          
          
          • 1hr 40min 19 sec
          
          
          
          
        
        
        • Rufus Du Sol show
        
        
        
        
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Jul
    
    
    
    • Back to America
      
      
      
      • Stops in NYC and Dallas to visit friends
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Maintained fitness on the trip
      
      
      
      • Body fat 10.4 -> 11.3
      
      
      • Lean Tissue 155.4 -> 156.3
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Audien & Telykast concert
    
    
    • Started Wedding prep
    
    
    • Started doing track workouts
    
    
    • Run clubs & boat days
    
    
    • Started dialling in Biscuit & Cinnamon roll recipes for the wedding
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Aug
    
    
    
    • House sitting for friends
    
    
    • Visited family in Mississippi
    
    
    • Concert dome experience
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Sept
    
    
    
    • Spent over a week in Colorado visiting friends/bachelor trip getaway
      
      
      
      • Got some solid workouts in (at time my longest run of 16 miles and PR on deadlift of 405)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Finalized recipe for biscuits and cinnamon rolls for the wedding
    
    
    • Fincon
      
      
      
      • Knocked out a 14-mile progressive run with Cody
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Friends wedding weekend in Austin
    
    
    • Rooftop yoga event
    
    
    • Really ramped up the dessert factory for the wedding
    
    
    • Finalized other wedding things
    
    
    • Charley Crockett concert
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Oct
    
    
    
    • Got married
    
    
    • House sat
    
    
    • Went to a movie screening debut “Sober”
    
    
    • Lots of brand activation events around ACL/F1 timeline (Patron, Bush’s beans, Google)
    
    
    • Attended a marketing conference
    
    
    • Completed longest run ever of 34 miles
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Nov
    
    
    
    • First time hired to make a custom birthday cake
    
    
    • Redid the backyard, adding pavers and gravel landscaping around firepit and pergola
    
    
    • Wild 1-4 am show with Elderbrook and Lane 8
    
    
    • Friendsgiving
    
    
    • Hyrox with Leslie (1:10 finish time)
    
    
    • Thanksgiving on the Texas Coast
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Dec
    
    
    
    • 5k PR: 20 min 53 sec
    
    
    • 3 Big EDM Concerts
    
    
    • Mississippi for Christmas
    
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