Watch an Elite Financial Adviser Hack His Own Retirement

Michael Kitces is waging war against 'lifestyle creep' to win the flexibility he'll need for financial independence
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Michael Kitces could drive a hot new car, work out in a high-end gym, and relax in a sprawling house. He can afford it. He just doesn’t want it.

What does the 37-year-old financial planner, a partner and director of research at Pinnacle Advisory Group, want? To save enough so that he doesn’t need to earn any income from his work.