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...]
Archives for January 2020
Side Hustle Interview 10
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 financial 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...]
My Experience at a Direct Mail Retirement Seminar
Have you ever received a solicitation in the mail to attend a "retirement seminar"? We get them ALL THE TIME! They look like the sleaziest things you can imagine (if you read between the lines) -- post cards offering a free meal at a local restaurant in exchange for hearing a presentation about a given retirement topic. Most of them look like they are trying to sell … [Read more...]
My Latte Factor
Anyone love coffee? ;) For most of my life, I was not a coffee drinker. I preferred my caffeine cold in the form of Diet Coke. And then fate stepped in... But before we get to that, let me say that the following is a guest post I originally wrote for Get Rich Slowly. It was written over a year ago and since then, I have had to change my coffee-making methods. So at the … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 168
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...]
Top 10 Posts from 2019
Each year I look over the previous year and do a bit of celebrating. I look for the posts I liked best, then narrow those down to the top 10. Since I know there are many new readers here (or even long-time readers) who may have missed these gems, I want to give one last shot at reading them before we move into a new year. (FYI, here's the list from last year.) With … [Read more...]
The Nine Stages of Financial Independence
I've seen a few people detail what they believe to be the stages of financial independence (FI), but none of those have been exactly right for me. So I thought I'd create my own list of the various FI milestones and share when/how we hit each of them. Then you can add your thoughts until we have a master list to die for! ;) Let me say that this is a difficult task for … [Read more...]
12 Books that Will Make You a Financial Expert in One Year
I've written New Year's resolution posts for almost 15 years now. I like the process of setting goals and then taking steps to achieve them (something I've used with great success throughout my life). The start of a new year is perfect for this sort of activity. But there are only so many possible angles when writing those types of posts...and apparently I've hit the max. … [Read more...]
