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Archives for May 2021

Six Figure Interview 14

May 14, 2021 By ESI 2 Comments

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 December. 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...]

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Millionaire Interview 244

May 12, 2021 By ESI 33 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 December. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]

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Millionaire Interview 243

May 10, 2021 By ESI 16 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 December. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]

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Why and How I Sold Most of My Rental Properties

May 8, 2021 By ESI 49 Comments

As regular readers know, I have been a rental property owner for the last eight and a half years. I bought my properties in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2012 and 2013 when there was still blood in the water from the real estate collapse and many people wanted out of real estate. I thought it might be a good time to begin investing in real estate. So I set up a lunch with a … [Read more...]

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Six Figure Interview 13

May 7, 2021 By ESI 15 Comments

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...]

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A Deep-Dive Analysis of When to Take Social Security

May 5, 2021 By ESI 20 Comments

When to claim Social Security is a question with no easy answers. There are simply too many variables, decisions, rules, etc. to sort through in making a great decision. My feeling is that by sharing how some are considering the subject and digging into it, we all can learn what issues might impact our own Social Security decisions. So when one of the Millionaire Money … [Read more...]

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Millionaire Interview 242

May 3, 2021 By ESI 24 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 December.  My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How … [Read more...]

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Retirement Update: 4.75 Years

May 1, 2021 By ESI 79 Comments

Well, it's time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI. This one is a few days early as I need a couple more days to finish a post for next week (so I moved this one up). And be sure to stick around to the end as I have a very nice giveaway today. If you didn't catch the last update, here it is. You may want to read it as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About, Retirement

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