The other day I listed all the jobs I held in college and detailed what I learned from them. Today I want to continue this series by sharing the jobs I held while in graduate school. While I was getting my MBA, I had two jobs. Graduate Assistant The first was during the school year (both years). It was an assistantship where I ran the university movie theater as well as … [Read more...]
Our College Selection Trip
Now that I've shared our plans for funding college and my daughter's plans for maximizing her payout, I wanted to share with you a recent trip we took to check out colleges. Remember that much of these decisions are being influenced by an 18-year-old. Translation: they are subject to change. :) But she does have a decent plan, is open to accepting advice, and has stuck … [Read more...]
2016 Financial Resolutions at Half Way Point
Happy 4th of July!!! I hope you are enjoying the holiday celebrating with family and friends. Since we are just past half of 2016 (can you believe that?)I thought that today would be a good day to give you an update on my 2016 Financial Resolutions. Here's where we stand: Meet net worth goal -- So far, I'm making progress. 2015 was a stinky year for my net worth … [Read more...]
When Did Amazon Get So Amazing?
As ESI readers know, I don't spend a lot of time bragging about how good stores are. It's partly because no one cares and partly because there aren't that many that are great. But this time I have to say something because Amazon shocked me. Background Before I get into that, let's cover a bit of back story. It started several years ago, probably the same way it did … [Read more...]
Become Wealthy by Having a High Income in a Low Cost City
I have seen tons of articles over the years about the financial impact of where you live. I've even written some of them myself. :) Today I'd like to tackle the issue of your home location's impact on your finances. The result can be pretty substantial. The Different Philosophies There are many different philosophies on why people live where they live when it relates … [Read more...]
A Different Retirement Plan
As I explained in The Goal: Financial Freedom, my basic retirement plan is to 1) put together enough assets and then 2) invest those assets so they generate enough income to more than pay my living expenses (which I have roughly estimated at $100k per year). This would allow me to never have to spend a penny of the assets themselves — just live on the income they … [Read more...]
Managing College Costs by Offering an Incentive
Other than retirement, we only have one major expense left in life: college for our kids. Some might say that it's not really our expense but one for our kids, but we've always wanted to pay for our kids to go to college if they were so inclined. This post will detail what we've done to pay for it as well as the path chosen by each of our children. Background Many years … [Read more...]
Various Forms of Retirement Income
As I was thinking through my financial freedom plan (aka retirement plan) the other day, I started listing various forms of income available to me during retirement. As I noted in The Goal: Financial Freedom, my plan basic plan has been to 1) put together enough assets and then 2) invest those assets so they generate enough income to more than pay my living expenses. This … [Read more...]
What Financial Advice Would You Give New Graduates?
Recently I received this note from a reader: I have great news to report in than my oldest son who graduated from college this past December will be starting his first full time job tomorrow. He has a degree in industrial and entrepreneurial engineering (engineering and supply chain management). He graduated from the honor college with a 3.68 GPA and is a member of the … [Read more...]
An Update on My Peer-to-Peer Lending Investments
Since I posted that I had gotten into peer-to-peer lending (P2P) as part of my financial freedom/retirement plan readers have been asking about my performance. In this post I'll get you all up to speed as far as what's going on. Summary Remember that as of my last post I had invested $75,000 with Lending Club. Here's what's happened since: I received the $300 bonus … [Read more...]
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