It's been two and a half years since I retired! Where has the time gone?I'll tell you where it's gone -- into fun, relaxation, and enjoyment! LOL!!!For those of you who are sticklers, yes, it's actually been two years, six months, and five days. But who's counting? ;)Since my retirement day I've given an update every six months just to let everyone know how it's … [Read more...]
Millionaire Interview 100
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.Today, since it's our 100th interview of a millionaire here at ESI Money, we have a special guest for you. Let's see if you recognize him.My questions … [Read more...]
Why Getting Fired Was One of the Best Things that Ever Happened to Me
Not many people who have just been fired will tell you that it was one of the best things to ever happen to them.I would be among that group. When I was fired, I was shocked, confused, stunned, angry, and a bit lost.Early in the process of dealing with it, I thought it was one of the worst things to ever happen to me.But over time things have a funny way of working … [Read more...]
Retirement Two-Year Update
Wow! Can you believe it's been two years since I retired????!!!!In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others a decade (I can't remember what it was like to work other than "not nearly as good as this"). :)For those of you new to the site, here are the details of my retirement.Since then I've given an update on things every six months just to let you know how … [Read more...]
Dear Hilton Hotels, This 15-Year Customer is Done with You
A bit ago I wrote the rant-post If You Want What I Have You Have to Do What I’ve Done.Most readers loved the snarky writing and during our discussion in the comments, I said: Maybe I should start “rant Saturday” where we can all share our stories like this!! Almost everyone thought it was a great suggestion, so I put it down as a series that I would post on now and … [Read more...]
The Multi-Level Marketing People are Upon Me!
When we lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan I was used to getting a multi-level marketing (MLM) pitch on a regular basis.After all, we were in the home of Amway, the mother of all multi-level marketing companies.It took me a while to catch on to their system.After all, they were a finely trained army of network marketers and I was an innocent lad just trying to help … [Read more...]
My Financial Independence Numbers
One of the things (maybe the only thing) I dislike about Mr. Money Mustache and the swarm of like-minded individuals he spawned with his philosophy is that he didn't come around 20 years earlier.If he had, I would have been retired much earlier.But in my generation, retiring early was at 60. Now it's somewhere around 40.If I had known that there was a different way … [Read more...]
Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 4
Today I'm going to wrap up the details on our recent trip to Grand Cayman.In case you've missed any part of this series, you can start with Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 1.As you'll see, we shifted into cruise control and simply relaxed our last couple of days.Now, let's continue on with our journey... Sunday, January 14 I was wakened at 6 am today by the house … [Read more...]
Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 3
Today I'm going to continue sharing about our recent trip to Grand Cayman.In case you've missed any part of this series, you can start with Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 1.Now, let's continue on with our journey... Thursday, January 11 This was the best day of the trip.We didn't do much in the morning -- just sat around and chatted. We had hamburgers for … [Read more...]
Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 2
Today I'm going to continue sharing about our recent trip to Grand Cayman.In case you missed the first post in this series, check out Grand Cayman Trip and Tips, Part 1.Now, let's continue on with our journey... Monday, January 8 When we were planning our trip to Grand Cayman (after we had already selected the dates) we found a site that listed all the cruise ships … [Read more...]
