Here's our latest interview with a side hustler! As you know, I love creating a side hustle as part of a fast-track path to financial independence because it can make a huge difference (see this financial calculator), enough to actually get you to FI in 10 years. If you have a side hustle and would like to be interviewed, shoot me an email and we can talk over … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2022
How to Approach Difficult Money Conversations with Parents
I first met Jordan Grumet online when he was part of a group I ran at Rockstar Finance. We then met up at a FinCon (financial bloggers conference) and shared a meal. From there I followed his transition from physician to podcaster (he hosts the Earn and Invest podcast -- I was on episode 183) to hospice doctor. It's been an interesting journey and from what I can see, Doc … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 320
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 April. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]
Retirement Health, Changing Definition, Work, and Worries
Today we're going to continue our discussion of an Edward D. Jones, Age Wave, and The Harris Poll new study covering habits and opinions of older Americans, their lifestyles, what they think about retirement, and so on. In case you missed the first post in this series and want to catch up, go back and read Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement. As usual, I'll be … [Read more...]
Six Figure Interview 23
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 April. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... Tell us a bit about yourself. I am married with two … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 6 Years
Well, it's that time again -- time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI! It's been a while since I've done one of these updates...sort of. It has been since last November when I posted Retirement Update: 5.25 Years, my last "official" retirement update. But since then I did post the following: Thoughts on The … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 319
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 April. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old … [Read more...]