Module 7
Replace Employment Income Gradually
Measuring employment-income dependency and planning a phased transition where asset income covers obligations.
Purpose
Why this module exists.
Plan a gradual, measured transition where portfolio and business cash flow replaces earned income.
Lessons
4 lessons
- 1
Quantifying how much of the household's obligations depend on continuing employment.
- 2Working With the Coverage Ratio≈ 13 min
Using coverage as the framework's primary progress metric and understanding what moves it.
- 3Phased Replacement Milestones≈ 13 min
Defining intermediate coverage milestones so progress produces real optionality long before full replacement.
- 4Sequence Risk During Transition≈ 14 min
Why the order of good and poor periods matters enormously once withdrawals begin, and how the framework reduces exposure to it.