I recently wrote 10 Strategies for Staying Socially Connected Without an Office: The ESI Guide to Avoiding the “Loneliness Trap”, a post about the importance of staying socially connected in retirement -- and some practical ways to make that happen. A reader then left an amazing comment that was so good I wanted to make sure everyone saw it. After all, I know most readers … [Read more...]
Vanlife in Retirement: What Life on the Road Is Really Like
Today we're continuing our look at vanlife in retirement with one of our Millionaire Money Mentors and his wife. In part one, VanLife in Retirement: How We Got Started, we covered how the idea got started, why they chose a van over other travel options, how they bought and converted it, what the build cost, and what they learned during their first trips. If you haven't read … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 476
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 March. It’s a long one, so we’ll be breaking it up into two posts. My questions are in bold italics … [Read more...]
What It Feels Like To Give Away Two Million Dollars After Financial Independence
Today's guest writer needs no introduction for long-time ESI Money fans (or people who read financial blogs in general, for that matter). Doug Nordman has already contributed many posts here. His always fascinating Sea Stories have been a regular feature at ESI Money. Here's the list so far (I'm hopeful we'll get more in the future!): Sea Story: Blowing the Job … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 61, Part 2
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in July. This is part two of the interview. If you missed the first part, check out Retirement … [Read more...]
VanLife in Retirement: How We Got Started
One of the things I love most about the Millionaire Money Mentors forums is the people we have there. Sure, we have a lot of very successful mentors who have accumulated enough money to become financially independent, but that's only part of the story. What's even more interesting to me is what many of them are doing with the freedom their money has created. They're not … [Read more...]
FINE: The Middle Path Between FI and FIRE That Most People Are Actually Searching For
As most readers know, I am a big proponent of working in retirement. I'm also in favor of that working being something you want to do, not that you have to do to make ends meet. (Otherwise, why did you even "retire"?) Today we have a guest post from a Millionaire Money Mentors member who has a new work-related concept to share. It can be used during the transition between a … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 61
Here’s our latest interview with a retiree as we seek to learn from those who have actually taken the retirement plunge. If you’d like to be considered for an interview, drop me a note and we can chat about specifics. This interview was conducted in July. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. FYI, this interviewee … [Read more...]
10 Daily Habits that Make Retirement Great, Part 2
In 2026 I hit a milestone that seemed like a distant, foggy dream back in my corporate days: the ten-year anniversary of my retirement. If you want to go to the beginning and get the details on that blessed event, check out I Retired! There are some fond memories for me in that post! Anyway, my plan to celebrate this momentous occasion is to write several "10 Things" posts … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 475
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 March. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let’s get … [Read more...]
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