In addition to having been retired for over five years now, I've currently read more than 50 retirement books. Combining my actual experience with the learnings and thoughts from others has left me convinced more than ever that creating an awesome retirement comes down to having two areas covered: money and life (time). You need to have enough money to retire, to provide … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 275
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...]
Improving Your Finances with The Slight Edge, Part 3
Today we're looking at some key findings from the book The Slight Edge. I'll share what the author says as well as my thoughts. I've completed part 1 and part 2 of this series so you may want to read those posts if you missed them. For today, let's get started on some new principles... The Power Of Time We start with another basic concept from the book -- the power of … [Read more...]
Why and How I Sold My Last Rental Property
Last time I wrote about my real estate investments I said I had sold two of my three properties. In that post I gave reasons for why I did so. These include 1) I have won the game and wanted to stop playing it and 2) I want less time and more simplicity in my life. I suggest you read that post if you want more of the "whys" behind why I have sold. I will review some … [Read more...]
Retirement Update: 5 Years
Well, it's time for another retirement update where I share what it's like in the retired world of ESI. This is a very special update because it marks a half-decade in retirement for me. Pretty cool, right? In some ways it seems like yesterday that I retired, but mostly it feels like I've been retired for 15 years or so. Hahaha, that's those retirement reverse dog … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 274
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...]
How to Die with Zero, Rule 9 and Conclusion
Today we continue sharing some parts of the book Die with Zero as well as my thoughts on them. So far we've covered the introduction and Rule 1 of the book's nine rules, Rule 2, Rules 3 and 4, Rules 5 and 6, and Rules 7 and 8. If you missed any of those you should probably read them before proceeding. As for this post, we'll get into Rule 9 as well as wrap up our … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview Update 11
Today I have three updates for you from previous millionaire interviews. I'm letting three years pass from the initial interviews to the updates, so if you've been interviewed, I'll be in touch. ;) These updates were submitted in June. As usual, my questions are in bold italics and their responses follow... OVERVIEW How old are you? I will turn 55 years old this … [Read more...]
How to Fail at Retirement, Reasons 6 through 9 and Conclusion
Today we finish our series on the book Retirement Fail: The 9 Reasons People Flunk Post-Work Life and How to Ace Your Own. I'll share thoughts from the book as well as my take on what it says. We've already covered the introduction and Reasons 1 and 2 and Reasons 3 through 5, so if you haven't read those posts you may want to check them out before getting into this … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 273
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 June. My questions are in bold italics and their responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are … [Read more...]
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