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Archives for October 2020

How to Save Big on Buying a Tesla

October 30, 2020 By ESI 43 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Save

Six Figure Interview 1

October 28, 2020 By ESI 10 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Career, Earn, Interviews

Millionaire Interview 206

October 26, 2020 By ESI 19 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Millionaires

The Best Retirement Books to Retire Sooner and Better

October 23, 2020 By ESI 6 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Books, Retirement

The Three-Fund Portfolio

October 21, 2020 By ESI 40 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: About, Invest

Millionaire Interview 205

October 19, 2020 By ESI 11 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Millionaires

A Case for Claiming Social Security Early

October 16, 2020 By ESI 75 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Retirement

Retirement Interview 26

October 14, 2020 By ESI 48 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Retirement

Millionaire Interview 204

October 12, 2020 By ESI 19 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Millionaires

Millionaire Interview Update 4

October 9, 2020 By ESI 10 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Millionaires

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