I am LOVING the Millionaire Money Mentors forums!!! I am learning so much as well as connecting with some really great, like-minded people. Even if no one else would ever join, I'd keep it going for just me! But people are joining and the site is now getting almost as many monthly pageviews as ESI Money. It's pretty phenomenal. We discuss everything there from the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2020
Six Figure Interview 1
Today I'm starting a new series titled Six Figure Interviews. It will feature discussions with everyday people who have grown their incomes to at least $100,000 annually. These days much of this sort of discussion is contained in my Millionaire Interviews posts, but the following originally appeared on my former site. It ran in February 2014. The series started because … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 206
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 July. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
The Best Retirement Books to Retire Sooner and Better
A while ago I started a journey. I had been retired a couple years or so by then and somehow I got on the "kick" of reading retirement books. By that time I was an "old expert" at the retirement thing and I wanted to see who knew their stuff and who was simply blowing smoke. (And believe me, there are plenty of people out there who are writing about retirement who don't … [Read more...]
The Three-Fund Portfolio
You might have noticed that I don't usually list my exact stock market investments. I usually say something general like "I invest in index funds." That's mostly because I don't claim to be an investing expert and don't want someone to mindlessly copy what I do. Simply repeating my actions without considering the many issues related to a person's specific circumstances may … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 205
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 July. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
A Case for Claiming Social Security Early
Over a year ago I wrote a post titled Why Taking Social Security Early Might Be the Best Option. It was me wondering if taking Social Security (SS) early was a good move -- despite the conventional wisdom that the longer you can delay, the better. Then I did Retirement Interview 26 where the interviewee said this: Regarding Social Security, here is what we did. Many … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 26
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 conducted in July. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... GENERAL OVERVIEW How … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 204
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 we have Andy from Marriage Kids and Money. This interview took place in June. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview Update 4
Today I have an update for you from a previous millionaire interview. I'm letting three years pass from the initial interviews to the updates, so if you've been interviewed, I'll be in touch. ;) Today we have Millionaire Interview 10. You can/should read that post for specifics before you read this one, but here's a basic overview: His original interview was … [Read more...]
