Shortly after I wrote the post noting how The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life was one of only a handful of books that could be a worthy candidate to break my list of the top five money books, I found another one that has possibilities. I first heard about Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2018
Millionaire Interview 73
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... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
When Can I Retire? When Will I Be Financially Independent? A Retirement Calculator Guide
I get a lot of questions about retirement. This might not come as a surprise to you since I write so much about the topic. Most of the questions are one of these two: 1) When can I retire? (Yes, literally that simple.) and 2) I don't think I have enough to retire. What do you think? (This is really just another form of the question above.) I have penned several posts … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 72
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 her responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
Recent Expensive Real Estate Costs
If you've read this blog for more than five seconds, you know I'm a big fan of real estate investing. Because of my real estate investments, I have been able to retire early (though I was financially independent before I had my properties). My 14 units provide the majority of the income that allows me to spend almost $100k annually without dipping into my assets. And … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 71
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... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
ESI Scale Interview 19
Today we continue the ESI Scale Interview series where people answer questions about their success at working the ESI Scale. In short, the series focuses on what the interviewee is doing in the areas of earning, saving, and investing. They also get an opportunity to ask ESI Money readers for suggestions if they choose to do so. If you’d like to be considered for an … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 70
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 her responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
Is Retiring on a Cruise Ship an Affordable Option?
As many of you know, we lived in Michigan for 14 years. Overall, I liked Michigan (after all I grew up in Iowa, so my expectations of life were low) except for one thing: the weather was the worst! Now some people might chime in with "but the summers are great". Last I checked, summer was three months. Yes, summers there are nice. But the other nine months, not so … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 69
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... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
