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The Retirement Newsletter: Should I launch a subscription version of my Substack newsletter?
Welcome
Welcome to issue -38, and if my maths is correct, this is the 100th edition of the Retirements Newsletter. It doesn’t seem possible. One hundred issues.
In issue -40, I wrote about why I started this newsletter and wondered if I could make any money from it. And that got me thinking — should I release a subscription (paid) version of the newsletter?
This week, I’m going to address the question. But, before I do, there is one problem. To have a successful paid version of the newsletter, I need subscribers to the free version. So, if you know anyone who may be interested in this newsletter, please forward them a copy. Or you could post about the newsletter (including a link) on social media. Thanks.
Should I or shouldn’t I launch a paid version?
If you have read any of my previous newsletters, you will know that I am always worried about having enough money for a “comfortable” retirement (for examples, see Issue Number: -42 — Quarterly review — end of quarter 1 2023 and Issue Number: -62 — Looks like I had my pension income maths wrong). To…
