As most of you know, interest rates have gone up dramatically over the past year or so. In addition, many of you are aware that I'm a real estate syndication investor and might realize that those deals often involve borrowing (and thus could be susceptible to interest rate changes -- for instance, having variable rate debt in a rising rate world.) Given that, I get a lot … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2023
Five Ways to Get 10x Value from the Millionaire Money Mentors
As I mentioned on Friday, there is currently a sale on the Millionaire Money Mentors (MMM) membership. If you want to take advantage of it, go here or to read the announcement post see Millionaire Money Mentors Black Friday Sale 2023. I have mentioned a few times that my goal with MMM is for every member to get their money's worth out of the membership. But that's the … [Read more...]
Millionaire Money Mentors Black Friday Sale 2023
I'm going to keep this (relatively) short and simple since most of you have seen a similar offer to this previously and know what's going on. This post announces our annual Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale on the Millionaire Money Mentors (MMM) membership. If you want to pass on reading this post and just get the details of the sale, follow that link and you'll get the … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
Just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers in the U.S. I hope you have a great day with friends, family, and a ton of awesome food! Also wanted to let you know that tomorrow I'll be running my annual Black Friday sale for the Millionaire Money Mentors. It will be the last one of the year, so if you want to get in, there will be no better time than … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 375
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 their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
Win the Retirement Game, Introduction
Over the course of the past year I have found two new retirement books that I really enjoyed. I'll be writing about them from time to time, starting with this post which kicks off my thoughts on the book Win the Retirement Game: How to Outsmart the 9 Forces Trying to Steal Your Joy. In summary the book is about creating a great retirement by "outsmarting the 9 forces … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview Update 45
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. ;) This update was submitted in July. As usual, my questions are in bold italics and their responses follow... OVERVIEW How old are you? I'm 53 years old. I have no spouse … [Read more...]
Margin of Safety Update
Over six years ago I wrote Key to Early Retirement: Margin of Safety. I have referred to that post many times over the life of this site, and I thought it was time to share an update -- where we stand these days on our margins of safety. After all, things are a bit rocky in the market and economy and it's times like these when you may need your margins of safety (if for … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 374
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 their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 7.25 Years
Well, here we are – it’s time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI! My last official update was Retirement Update: 7 Years. You’ll want to read that one to catch up if you missed it. With that said, let's get started… Life Lots has happened over the course of three months. Here are the highlights of general “life” … [Read more...]
