Well, here we are, at the end of Covid Year 2. Ugh. 2021 wasn't the train wreck that 2020 was, but it wasn't a picnic either. But on this final post for the year, I did want to take time for a couple things. First, I want to wish you the happiest of New Years! I hope 2022 is as amazing for you as the past couple years have been challenging for most of the … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2021
That Time I Interviewed David Bach about Real Estate
In going through posts on my first site (FMF) I discovered something that I didn't remember -- I interviewed David Bach. Yes, THE David Bach, author of The Automatic Millionaire and creator of thoughts like making your finances automatic and the latte factor. I can't believe I forgot that... Anyway, it was 2006 and he had just written his latest book The Automatic … [Read more...]
12 Ways to Make $1 Million
Would you like to become a millionaire? Or maybe just have a million or two more? ;) Well then, have I got the book for you!!!!!! I'm talking about We're Talking Millions!: 12 Simple Ways to Supercharge Your Retirement. The book begins with this amazing promise: The heart of this book is 12 Small Steps with Big Payoffs. Each one of these steps can potentially add … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas 2021
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!! I hope you all have a great day with loved ones (or however you celebrate)!! To my other readers, happy holidays! I wish you a very joyous holiday season!! And here's to 2022 being our best year yet!!!!! … [Read more...]
The Retirement Maze, Health and Wealth, Social Activities, and Working in Retirement
Today we continue our series on the book The Retirement Maze: What You Should Know Before and After You Retire. So far we've covered several parts of this book. If you missed any and want to catch up, please start with the first post, The Problems with Retirement, and then click through to read the rest in order. As I've noted, I have a love-hate relationship with this … [Read more...]
How to Become Wealthy with Low Earnings
As long as I've been blogging (which is over 15 years at this point), people have always been very interested in how to become wealthy while earning a low (or lower) level of income. I think this is because of a couple reasons. First, not everyone can be a doctor, lawyer, executive, etc. I get that. Earning $250k+ is not an option for most people. Second, I think … [Read more...]
The New Retirementality, Successful Aging, Hiring a Financial Planner, and Conclusion
Today we're continuing my review of the book The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want. I'm sharing sections of the book as well my thoughts on what it says. We've already covered several sections of the book previously. If you've missed any of those, start at the post on Retirement Failure and What Makes a Successful … [Read more...]
The Retirement Maze, Setting Goals in Retirement
Today we continue our series on the book The Retirement Maze: What You Should Know Before and After You Retire. So far we've covered The Problems with Retirement, How to Define Retirement and Problems Retirees Face, Why Work Works, and The Four Stages of Retirement in this series, so if you missed those, you may want to go back and read them before reading this post. As … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 291
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 their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How … [Read more...]
The New Retirementality, Retirement Survey and The Vitamin Cs of Successful Aging
Today we're continuing my review of the book The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want. I'm sharing sections of the book as well my thoughts on what it says. We've already covered several sections of the book previously. If you've missed any of those, start at the post on Retirement Failure and What Makes a Successful … [Read more...]
