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...]
Retirement Update: Three Years
Woo hoo! It's now been THREE YEARS since I've been retired! This milestone is a great time to do a bit of reflecting, so here are some thoughts on retirement overall... First, I'm so glad I did it when I did. If circumstances had worked out differently, I might be still working. Second, I wish I had done it earlier. My biggest FI mistake was not retiring … [Read more...]
Did Being a Country Boy Help Make Me Wealthy?
When I work out, I always listen to music. I've tried listening to books or podcasts when exercising, but it just doesn't work. I have to count (reps) or strain (lifting or cardio) and my attention on anything anyone says is gone. When I've tried a podcast or book I end up constantly rewinding which makes for a very frustrating experience. So music it is. I listen … [Read more...]
How to Find a Place to Retire To
After writing Retirement Housing Decisions and getting a ton of GREAT suggestions (thank you!) I decided to ask the Wise Sage of All Knowledge what they thought about retirement housing. Who is this Wise Sage? Google, of course. ;) After all, their entire business is built upon finding the best content for any given search term, so they probably have most of this figured … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 141
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...]
Three Ways to Play Good Financial Offense and Defense
As most of you know, one of my favorite personal finance books is The Millionaire Next Door. In fact, it's one of only five money books I think people need to read. The Millionaire Next Door was the first money book I took to heart and applied to my life. It's one of the main reasons I was able to achieve financial independence and retire at 52. One of the book's … [Read more...]
Why Taking Social Security Early Might Be the Best Option
While deciding when to take Social Security (SS) is still some time off for me, it's been on my mind recently. As I've been reading the Retirement Interviews it seems there are a disproportionate number of comments and thoughts around how the retirees address Social Security. I'm interested in this as well because it's 1) a complicated subject and 2) something I don't … [Read more...]
Three Reasons I Prefer Bloggers Over Journalists
It's been a while since I've done a more rant-y piece and even longer since I've posted something in my "Not Experts" category. Today's post will catch us up in both of these areas. One thing I enjoy about early retirement is the amount of learning I get to do. I've always been curious and it seems like my life has been one long, constant effort (in a good way) to learn … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 140
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...]
Ten Big Financial Moves that Will Skyrocket Your Net Worth
The following is a post which originally appeared at Budgets are Sexy. We all have money tips coming out our ears. Do this. Don't do that. Do this or that. And on and on. The advice seems endless -- so much so that if you try to follow them all you'd have no time to live your life. At the same time, all money tips are not created equal. Even while many are valuable, … [Read more...]
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