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. Today, since it's our 100th interview of a millionaire here at ESI Money, we have a special guest for you. Let's see if you recognize him. My questions … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2018
Five Tips for Growing Wealth Through House Hacking
When I wrote How to Go from Zero to Millionaire I detailed what I would have done differently financially if I had to do it all over again. But after some time and thought, I realized there are a couple things missing even from that re-writing of history. One of them: I would have gotten into house hacking. Many of you have probably heard of house hacking, but for those … [Read more...]
Top Ten Money Mistakes People with Modest Incomes Make
I've found in interviewing millionaires that it's not that they've made zero mistakes. They've all made mistakes of one variety or another. But they have avoided the BIG mistakes that can really cripple anyone's finances. Now most of these people could withstand a larger setback or two because they generally have higher incomes (much to the chagrin of some … [Read more...]
ESI Scale Interview 37
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 99
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...]
Crowdfunding Real Estate Investment Options
As you might imagine, I get a lot of questions here at ESI Money. I can't possibly respond to them all (hey, I'm retired and want some free time!), but when I see the same question over and over again, I usually do one of two things... I either write a post about it if I'm familiar and/or experienced with the issue or ask someone who is familiar/experienced with it to … [Read more...]
Great Holiday Gifts, 2018 Edition
Last year I posted several holiday gift ideas and the post went over quite well. It seems we all have those hard-to-buy-for people and a few extra suggestions were welcome. So like last year, I went into my Amazon order history and picked out some ideas based on what I liked. I also threw in some oldies but goodies that I have loved over the years. And I've arranged … [Read more...]
