Update: This was originally posted as a list of gift ideas for the holidays, but it's really a list of awesome products to buy at any time of year. I'll be adding to it from time to time so anyone who's hard-pressed for some birthday, anniversary, special occasion, etc. ideas will have a good resource. We all have someone on our holiday shopping list who is hard to buy … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
Save Money and Time by Packing Light
I have been doing a lot of traveling lately. We didn't travel much the first part of the year as people came to see us. But the second half seems like we've had one trip after another. Here's where I've been since June: Took my daughter on her senior trip to Seattle and Portland (June) Flew with my daughter across the country to college (CO to VA, August). We … [Read more...]
Medi-Share Review
Welcome to this special Saturday publication of ESI Money. I know that many Americans are considering their healthcare choices at this time of year, so I wanted to get this out to you as soon as possible. As I noted in an earlier post, I want to offer financial solutions that I believe could benefit my readers. This is one of them. I know finding affordable health … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 28
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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Today we have JW from The Green Swan, who was kind enough to interview me for a … [Read more...]
What are You Thankful For?
As we approach Thanksgiving here in the U.S., I thought it would be a nice change of pace to talk about thankfulness. Specifically, I thought I'd list what I'm thankful for and you could do the same. Now I have been so blessed that I could probably write 10,000 words on all the things I'm thankful for. Assuming you don't want to read that much, I'll just share my top … [Read more...]
My Results with Travel Hacking
Last week I posted The Keys to Travel Hacking where I listed seven steps I consider to be the travel hacking process. Today I want to share my results and thoughts on travel hacking. Let's do this by first going through each of the seven steps outlined in the previous post. Step 1: Set a Goal I had the fairly vague goal of "save money when I travel." This hindered me … [Read more...]
Silver Giveaway 2
We're on a giving roll!! Last week's giveaway ends today and I wanted to get in one more before the end of the year. This past summer I gave away American Eagle silver dollars and that giveaway was very well received. So I thought I'd do it again! Here are the details of the giveaway: I'll be giving away 10 American Eagle silver coins to ten winners (one coin … [Read more...]
The Keys to Travel Hacking
In August I asked whether or not travel hacking was worth the time and effort. I got responses on both sides but I'd say most were in the "yes" camp. Good thing since I had already started my travel hacking adventure. :) More on that next week when I'll share my results so far and what I think of travel hacking in general. Today I want to cover what I consider to be … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 27
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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how long … [Read more...]
Gift Card Giveaway
It's the giving time of year!!! ESI Money readers are simply THE BEST and I want to say THANK YOU for a great year!! What better way to do that than by giving something away? ;) Today I am giving away five gift cards worth a combined $110 as follows: Three $25 Amazon gift cards One $25 Starbucks gift card One $10 iTunes gift card Here are the details of … [Read more...]
