Just a note before we get to today's post: I've added another new (free) email series called Get Started with Real Estate Investing. This one is done by my friend, Chad Carson, who has purchased and managed hundreds of properties over his 17-year real estate career. If you want to subscribe to any of my series, you can do so here.Here’s our latest interview with a … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Ten Big Financial Moves that Will Skyrocket Your Net Worth
The following is a post which originally appeared at Budgets are Sexy.We all have money tips coming out our ears. Do this. Don't do that. Do this or that. And on and on.The advice seems endless -- so much so that if you try to follow them all you'd have no time to live your life.At the same time, all money tips are not created equal. Even while many are valuable, … [Read more...]
Early Semi-Retirement: An Alternative to Full Retirement
Many years ago (on my first site) I wrote several posts on the book Work Less, Live More: The Way to Semi-Retirement.This pre-dated FIRE becoming more mainstream (and being known by me) as the book was originally published in 2007 and I wrote about it in 2010.At that time, the idea of semi-retirement was rather unique and somewhat "out there." (Though undoubtedly it, or … [Read more...]
Spending Less Versus Earning More
If you've been reading personal finance articles for more than ten seconds it's likely you've heard that you need to "spend less than you earn."But it goes way beyond that. That's just the soundbite.A bit deeper there is a lot of online discussion about which is more important to financial success: spending less or earning more?It's an age-old money debate, similar … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 139
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...]
10 Small Joys of Early Retirement
This is a guest post I wrote which originally appeared on PT Money. It's a bit dated but the ten small joys still hold true.We all are aware of the great benefits in retirement: the freedom of time, the ability to travel and, of course, not having to work. :)But what about the little things? What about the small joys that pop up in retirement? You know, the simple … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 17
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.My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black.Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, … [Read more...]
Side Hustle Interview 3
Here's our latest interview with a side hustler!As you know, I love creating a side hustle as part of a fast-track path to financial independence because it can make a huge difference (see this calculator), enough to actually get you to FI in 10 years. If you have a side hustle and would like to be interviewed, shoot me an email and we can talk over … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 138
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...]
How to Make Money as a Soccer Referee
I have talked now and then about how to turn a hobby into an income.Well, today's post is a story about how I did just that -- how I turned my interest in soccer into a nice side hustle (and a great job for my son).To set the scene a bit, back in the day (10 years or so ago), I became a soccer referee by accident.My son was playing soccer, they were short on … [Read more...]
