The Retirement Newsletter: Happy Birthday! The Retirement Newsletter is 1

Issue Number: -83 — how much has the Retirement Newsletter made in its first year?

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Welcome

Welcome to issue number -83.

This week is a special birthday issue; the Retirement Newsletter is one.

I can’t believe it. The newsletter has been running for a year. And it nearly didn’t make it to its first birthday as I was busy with my day job this week and almost didn’t write it.

Happy Birthday to The Retirement Newsletter.

So, how has the first year been? Well, I like numbers, so here goes.

The first-year stats

I like numbers, I like statistics, so here are some numbers.

First edition

I published the first edition of The Retirement Newsletter on the 20th of June, 2021.

Unlike most first editions, a copy of the first edition of The Retirement Newsletter is worth nothing. Thirty-one people read my first newsletter on Substack. A year later, this has grown to around thirty-five people reading the newsletter on Substack. Yes, The Retirement Newsletter is huge, and I am waiting for a call with an…