Today we're continuing our look at vanlife in retirement with one of our Millionaire Money Mentors and his wife. In part one, VanLife in Retirement: How We Got Started, we covered how the idea got started, why they chose a van over other travel options, how they bought and converted it, what the build cost, … [Read More...]
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Millionaire Interview 476
Here’s our latest interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a … [Read More...]
Keys to Growing Wealth
What It Feels Like To Give Away Two Million Dollars After Financial Independence
Today's guest writer needs no introduction for long-time ESI Money fans (or people who read financial blogs in general, for that matter). Doug Nordman has already contributed many posts here. His always fascinating Sea Stories have been a regular feature at … [Read More...]
Retirement Interview 61, Part 2
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview … [Read More...]
VanLife in Retirement: How We Got Started
One of the things I love most about the Millionaire Money Mentors forums is the people we have there. Sure, we have a lot of very successful mentors who have accumulated enough money to become financially independent, but that's only part of the … [Read More...]
FINE: The Middle Path Between FI and FIRE That Most People Are Actually Searching For
As most readers know, I am a big proponent of working in retirement. I'm also in favor of that working being something you want to do, not that you have to do to make ends meet. (Otherwise, why did you even "retire"?) Today we have a guest post from a … [Read More...]
Retirement Interview 61
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview … [Read More...]
10 Daily Habits that Make Retirement Great, Part 2
In 2026 I hit a milestone that seemed like a distant, foggy dream back in my corporate days: the ten-year anniversary of my retirement. If you want to go to the beginning and get the details on that blessed event, check out I Retired! There are some fond … [Read More...]
Millionaire Interview 475
Here’s our latest interview with a millionaire as we seek to learn from those who have grown their wealth to high heights. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview … [Read More...]
10 Daily Habits that Make Retirement Great
In 2026 I hit a milestone that seemed like a distant, foggy dream back in my corporate days: the ten-year anniversary of my retirement. If you want to go to the beginning and get the details on that blessed event, check out I Retired! There are some fond … [Read More...]
Retirement Update: What 10 Years of Retirement Has Taught Me
Welcome back to my 10-year retirement update. Part one was titled Retirement Update: 10 Years. If you missed it, you'll want to read it first as it sets the stage for this post. That post was more personal -- what's happened to me and my family the past … [Read More...]
Retirement Update: 10 Years
Woo hoo! TEN YEARS of retirement!!!! Let's celebrate! Hahahaha. Regular readers know that this has been coming as they've read some of my "10 Things in 10 Years of Retirement" series posts (there are more to come BTW), and today is the official anniversary … [Read More...]
An Unlikely Millionaire
A few weeks ago, I struck up an email conversation with an ESI Money reader. As we exchanged messages, she told me about some of the ups and downs she’s experienced in life. After hearing more of her story, I asked if she’d be willing to share what she’s … [Read More...]
