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. This interview was completed in mid-May. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2020
Eight Great Learnings from You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think
As we end our coverage of the book You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think, there are about a gazillion more pieces of wisdom I could share from it. We've already covered so much (and there's much more left in the book) but what follows are eight pieces of learning that didn't fit well into my other posts. And yet I had to share them, so here we are. And in addition to … [Read more...]
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Part 3
I have already posted two articles (part 1 and part 2) with my thoughts on the book How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor. In those I shared portions of the book and added my commentary. Today we finish this series, focusing solely on the importance of interests/activities in retirement (which we started last … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 192
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 Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Part 2
I have already shared part 1 of my thoughts on the book How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor. Today we continue with my review. As I've been doing with book reviews lately, I'll be sharing portions of the book and adding my commentary. Here we go... Retire Sooner Rather than Later I get asked frequently … [Read more...]
How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free, Part 1
The latest retirement book I've read is How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor. The author is a free spirit to say the least, similar to Vicki Robin who wrote Your Money or Your Life, which makes the book a fun and entertaining read. I'm probably the opposite of a free spirit (is there such a thing as an … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 191
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. This interview took place in early May. My questions are in bold italics and her responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]
Giveaway: Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement
I have a very nice giveaway on a special Saturday post. After my three posts on the book Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement, author Rachel Richards contacted me. She volunteered to give away three copies of the book to ESI Money readers! Sweet! Here are the details of the giveaway: We'll be giving away three of the books, one to three different winners. … [Read more...]
28 Ways to Create Extra, Passive Income
Today we're finishing up some thoughts from Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement by Rachel Richards, which I think should have been titled "How to Become Financially Independent by Creating Multiple Streams of Passive Income". Haha! If you missed parts one and two about this book, check out Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement and Five Categories of Passive Income and How … [Read more...]
Five Categories of Passive Income and How to Evaluate Them
Today we're going to continue with some thoughts from Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement by Rachel Richards (which I highly recommend BTW). If you missed part one of my thoughts on this book, check out Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement. BTW, I think a better title for the book would be "How to Become Financially Independent by Creating Multiple Streams of Passive … [Read more...]