In the Millionaire Money Mentors forums we had an Ask Me Anything sessions with Sarah Fallaw. She's a Ph. D., Founder and President of DataPoints LLC, a company that provides scientifically validated, automated behavioral finance tools to the financial services industry, and daughter of Thomas J. Stanley, author of The Millionaire Next Door. She co-authored The Next … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2021
Six Figure Interview 4
Today we have our latest interview with a reader who has grown their income to at least $100,000 annually. If you're interested in participating in this series, please drop me a note. This interview took place in November. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... Tell us a bit about yourself (age, marital status, … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 220
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 September. My questions are in bold italics and her responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]
7 Financial Numbers You Should Keep Track Of
I have a laundry list of potential article ideas. About 637 of them to be exact at the time of this writing. I keep them in a spreadsheet on a tab labeled "article ideas" next to the tab where I track all the posts on ESI Money. The ideas are collected from thoughts and experiences I have, books and articles I read, etc. Basically it's a brainstorming list I can review … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview Update 8
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 chat with Millionaire 27. You can/should read his initial post for specifics before you read this one, just so you have the proper background. This update was … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 219
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 August. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
Alternative Housing Stories
My post titled How to Live in Airbnbs for the Price of an Apartment Lease generated a lot of conversation about alternative housing arrangements. There were several comments from people who had actually taken steps to go from a more traditional house set-up to something different. I reached out to them and three people agreed to tell us their housing-related … [Read more...]
What Comes after ESI? The ISE Phase of FIRE
We discuss a lot in the Millionaire Money Mentors forums. Sometimes we are fun, sometimes we are practical, and sometimes we get into theory and philosophy. This post mostly covers the last two areas. It came about in a discussion of extravagant purchase members had made or were contemplating. This topic was a spinoff from an initial conversation about moving from … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 218
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 August. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
My Real Estate Syndication Investing Journey
This is part three of a series on real estate syndication investing (though it has a different title than the other two parts). In case you missed them, you'll want to read How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate Syndications, Part 1 and How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate Syndications, Part 2 for my friend, Jeff's, great summary of real estate syndication … [Read more...]