Warning: I need to put this upfront just to be 100% clear to all readers. This post is about what I've done investing-wise. It's not about what you should do investing-wise. I do not know your goals, financial situation, or any one of a hundred other details that would even slightly qualify me to offer any investing advice to you. As such, this post is not meant as … [Read more...]
Seven Steps to Creating Passive Income through Dividend Investing
The other day on my post titled Coronavirus is Killing Me in a Different Way, long-time reader Apex (who is known for leaving awesome comments on this site) left this suggestion: I think many here might find an exploratory dividend stock post valuable as a means to consider another source of passive income. Comments from the community of people who have been doing this giving … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 179
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. My questions are in bold italics and her responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
The Top Five Money Secrets of the Happiest Retirees, Part 1
So far we've covered what makes retirees happy and what makes them unhappy from the book You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think. Today we get into the heart of the book's promise in its subtitle: The 5 Money Secrets of the Happiest Retirees. I'll share the five secrets as well as dive into the first secret in this post. In future articles I'll dig into the other four … [Read more...]
Retirement Interview 20
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. Today's interview is with a long-time friend I met through blogging back when I was just starting out. Through the years we have developed a meaningful … [Read more...]
How I Picked My Properties and a Rental Income Update
It's been over four years since I shared the Financial Details of My Real Estate Investments. I've been wanting to give an update for some time and since I've just completed the process of getting all my numbers together for tax purposes, I thought this would be the year to do so. In addition, I thought I'd share the highlights of the process I used to select my … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 178
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. My questions are in bold italics and his responses follow in black. Let's get started... OVERVIEW How old are you (and spouse if applicable, plus how … [Read more...]
Coronavirus is Killing Me in a Different Way
It was a few weeks ago when I thought about one of my friends...I hadn't talked to him in some time. I messaged him via Facebook to see what was going on. I asked if we could chat sometime soon and catch up. He responded that he was swamped at work and really didn't have any time to talk right now. Then he sent me the following words: "Coronavirus is killing me in … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview Update 1
Many people have asked me to do updates to my millionaire interviews. This has always been part of my plan, however I wanted to let sufficient time pass before we had any updates. Otherwise, there wouldn't be much new to share. I set three years as an arbitrary amount of time to pass before updating a millionaire's story. Unfortunately, I didn't keep the email … [Read more...]
My Retirement Disagreements with Chris Hogan
I recently posted ten great things about the book Retire Inspired: It's Not an Age, It's a Financial Number. I could have listed many, many more and I have recommended the book as a supplement to my 12 books to make you a financial expert in a year. That said, I'm not 100% on the same page with the author, Chris Hogan. I generally like Chris -- both his teachings and his … [Read more...]
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