Several months ago, a friend recommended I give reddit a try. He said there was lots going on at the site and I would enjoy it. "Enjoy" was not the first word I thought of when he mentioned it. I think I was more in the "fear" camp initially. But I eventually overcame my concerns, joined reddit, and spent a couple months trying to get into the flow of how things worked … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
Millionaire Interview 156
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...]
Rich Dad Poor Dad Book Review
I can't remember when I first read Rich Dad Poor Dad but I do remember thinking two things about it... First was, "this has some 'interesting' concepts in it." Second was, "I think this is over my head." Then, through the years, I forgot about the book and never went back to it, as I have with so many others. I considered a re-read a few times, but there was so much … [Read more...]
How to Handle Friends and Family Asking for Money
Twenty years ago or so (probably a bit more) at the dawn of email usage, I received a note from an old friend. He was one of my best friends in high school. We hung out often, shared a locker for three years, and even went on double dates with our girlfriends. We had lost touch through the years though. I went off to college, then graduate school, then off to the work … [Read more...]
Five Times My Career Went Sideways and What I Learned from It
I worked for 28 years before I retired. During that time I was quite successful. I became a VP just after I turned 30. I won numerous company and national awards. I delivered great business results and thus my career advanced quickly. This allowed me to grow my income by over 8% annually. Eventually I became the president of a $100 million company with 800 … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 155
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...]
Retirement Update: 3.25 Years
Here we are again! Seems like it wasn't that long ago that I was sharing my three year retirement update and we're already at 3.25 years. My, my how time flies when you're having fun! Anyway, let's get right to it. Here's what's happened since my last update three months ago... Life I noted last time that we were staying in our house for the foreseeable future. … [Read more...]
Help Me Give Away $50k
Almost 15 years ago now, I started my first personal finance blog. One key feature of that site was that I gave away 100% of the profits. At first it was no big deal as the site didn't earn much. Then I had a couple great years and the charitable contributions shot up! One of the programs I created to get readers into the giving spirit was a matching gift challenge … [Read more...]
